Google Suspected of Releasing Gemini 3.5 Pro Capabilities via Flash Distills
haider1 · x · 2026-08-13
A user speculates that Google may never release Gemini 3.5 Pro, instead distributing its capabilities through distilled versions like Gemini Flash 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7.
This strategy would allow Google to continuously roll out new models while avoiding backlash from potentially disappointing frontier benchmark scores.
Related event: Google Launches Gemini 3.7 Flash: Big Benchmark Gains at Half the Price(89 posts)→
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