Google launches Gemini 3.5 Flash focused on autonomous agents

google released gemini 3.5 flash, a model optimized for agentic workloads that outperforms the larger gemini 3.1 pro on coding and reasoning benchmarks. an optimized variant offers 12x faster speeds to enable multiple agents to execute long-running tasks like building operating systems or automating financial workflows. the model is available immediately via antigravity, the gemini api, and is the default for ai mode in search, replacing the company's previous focus on chatbots.