Google DeepMind·· 2026-05-16SelectedAI score84
Gemini 3.5: frontier intelligence with action
Gemini 3.5: frontier intelligence with action
AI introduction
Google DeepMind has released the Gemini 3.5 model family, starting with 3.5 Flash, positioned for agents and coding. It outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro on Terminal-Bench 2.1 (76.2%), GDPval-AA (1656 Elo), MCP Atlas (83.6%), and CharXiv Reasoning (84.2%), with output speed 4x that of other frontier models.
Why it matters
The official release shares 3.5 Flash's benchmark scores, availability channels, and plans for a Pro follow-up, letting readers evaluate its trade-offs for agent and coding workloads.
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