Google announces Gemini 3.6 Flash and cybersecurity AI, teases 3.5 Pro and Gemini 4
Summary
Ars Technica covers Google's Gemini updates, introducing Gemini 3.6 Flash with improved coding capabilities and lower token usage, along with 3.5 Flash Lite and 3.5 Flash Cyber. 3.5 Flash has been deprecated in favor of 3.6, and Google touts a reduced API cost at $1.50/1M input tokens and $7.50/1M output tokens, with 3.5 Flash Lite priced at $0.30/1M input and $2.50/1M output. The article also notes ongoing pre-training for Gemini 4 and a limited pilot release for Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber via CodeMender, while 3.5 Pro remains in testing with no fixed timeline.