# Google DeepMind — Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite generally available (GA)

- Company: Google DeepMind (deepmind.google)
- Announced: 2026-07-21
- Category: model-update
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: models
- Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog#07-21-2026
- Record: https://forck.live/items/24011-gemini-3-6-flash-and-gemini-3-5-flash-lite-generally-available-ga
- Subject: Gemini API
- Models affected: gemini-3.6-flash, gemini-3.5-flash-lite

Google DeepMind has made Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite generally available as stable, production-ready models. Gemini 3.6 Flash improves token efficiency and code and agentic planning capabilities at a lower price than 3.5 Flash, addressing developer complaints about output verbosity. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is positioned as a low-latency, cost-effective subagent option for high-volume automation tasks.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog#07-21-2026:

> Gemini 3.6 Flash (gemini-3.6-flash): Features improved token efficiency and code/agentic planning capabilities at a lower price point than 3.5 Flash, resolving developer feedback around output verbosity.

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