Introducing Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber
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goo.gle
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GoogleDeepMind
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Why it matters
tokenThe chunk of text a model reads and writes in — roughly three-quarters of a word — and the unit AI usage is billed in.Full definition → efficiency and latency are the dominant cost drivers in long-running AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → loops, so a Flash tier that cuts output tokens up to 65% and a Flash-Lite at 350 tok/s directly change the economics of production agents. The Flash Cyber + CodeMender pairing is the first Gemini variant explicitly targeted at automated code-security workflows, which matters if you're building vulnerability triage or patching agents.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
token — The chunk of text a model reads and writes in — roughly three-quarters of a word — and the unit AI usage is billed in.
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
