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Google DeepMind · 21 Jul 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google’s newest Flash model, tuned for token-efficient coding, knowledge work and multimodal tasks.

ImpactMajor

High-signal launch with broad capability, access or platform-level implications.

Context1M contextAccessAPIWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckInferred
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsLinked
Source qualityFirst-party model card

Primary model documentation is available and linked from this brief.

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What actually changed.

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Compared withprevious Gemini release

General · Coding · Multimodal

CapabilityGeneral · Coding · Multimodalchanged
AvailabilityAPI + Gemininew
PricingNo pricing change found in the indexed note.unknown
Context1M contextchanged
EvidenceFirst-party sourcenew
ConfidenceInferred

Evidence is first-party; comparison labels are normalized by Radar.

Source qualityFirst-party model card

Primary model documentation is available and linked from this brief.

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Announcement21 Jul 2026
AvailabilityAPI + Gemini
PricingNo pricing change found in the indexed note.
Context1M context
ConfidenceInferred
Last checked21 Jul 2026
Needs review

Pricing is not clearly specified in the indexed source note.

Why it matters

Pushes a fast model into long-horizon agents and computer-use workflows without Pro-tier pricing.

Capabilities
GeneralCodingMultimodal
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