source: google ai: gemini 3.5: frontier intelligence with action
level: business
google introduced gemini 3.5, a new model family combining frontier intelligence with action. the first release, 3.5 flash, is available today to billions of users through the gemini app and ai mode in google search. developers can access it via google antigravity and the gemini api in ai studio and android studio. enterprises get it through the gemini enterprise agent platform. a pro version is in internal use and will launch next month.
3.5 flash delivers performance that rivals large flagship models while maintaining the speed expected from the flash series. it outperforms gemini 3.1 pro on coding and agentic benchmarks like terminal-bench 2.1 and mcp atlas. it also leads in multimodal understanding. the model is four times faster than other frontier models in output tokens per second, placing it in the top-right quadrant of the artificial analysis index. this balance makes it suitable for long-horizon agentic tasks, reducing what took days or weeks to a fraction of the time and often at less than half the cost.
the model powers new features like gemini spark, a personal ai agent that runs continuously to help with digital tasks under user direction. it is rolling out to trusted testers and will reach google ai ultra subscribers in the us next week. partners like shopify, macquarie bank, and salesforce are using 3.5 flash to automate complex workflows, from financial document processing to merchant growth forecasting. the model was developed with strengthened safety safeguards, including interpretability tools to check internal reasoning before responding.
why it matters: it shows how fast, capable ai models can be deployed at scale for real-world agentic tasks, reducing cost and time for developers and enterprises.
source: google ai: gemini 3.5: frontier intelligence with action