Google says Gemini 3.6 Flash is more efficient, less eager, and cheaper
osanseviero · x · 2026-07-21
Another launch post for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.6 Flash says Google folded in developer feedback.
- The model is now more token-efficient.
- It makes fewer unnecessary tool calls and is less eager.
- Pricing has been reduced.
- Quality has improved as well.
The post is essentially a concise recap of the same release, focused on the practical improvements developers asked for.
Related event: Google Launches Three New Gemini Models, Announces Gemini 4 Pre-training(157 posts)→
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