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Google releases series of new cheaper Gemini models
The AI deployment race has shifted from benchmark bragging rights to who can provide the best model at the lowest price.
TL;DR
- Google released three new Gemini AI 'flash' models focused on efficiency and affordability.
- Gemini 3.6 Flash is a faster, cheaper successor with improved coding and reasoning.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is a lower-cost model for high-volume AI agents and document processing.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber is a security-focused model for identifying and patching software vulnerabilities.
- The AI race is increasingly focused on providing choices for developers and businesses at lower costs.
- Gemini 3.5 Pro is still in testing, and Gemini 4 is in pre-training.
- The releases come amid intense competition and recruitment in the AI sector.
- Google is building a portfolio of AI models optimized for different workloads and prices.