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Google releases Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni models with enhanced agentic capabilities and video generation

Model release Provisional 85% confidence first seen 15 May 2026, 22:50

Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.5 Flash, a model optimized for complex agentic workflows and coding tasks with improved speed and cost efficiency, alongside Gemini Omni Flash, a multimodal video generation model accepting images, audio, video, and text inputs. Both models are being rolled out globally across Google's platforms including the Gemini app, Google Search, YouTube, and developer tools, with Gemini 3.5 Pro launching in the coming month.

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15 May, 22:50 Gemini 3.5: frontier intelligence with action Google DeepMind official 17 May, 19:50 Introducing Gemini Omni Google DeepMind official

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Google releases Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni models with enhanced agentic capabilities and video generation

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