Google's Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite & 3.5 Flash Cyber: A Leaner, Agent-Ready Model Lineup

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Google just rolled out three new additions to its Gemini family — Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber — all built on the Gemini 3.5 Flash base but tuned for efficiency, speed, and agentic workloads at scale.

Gemini 3.6 Flash​


This is the new workhorse model, improving coding, knowledge work, and multimodal performance while cutting costs. According to the Artificial Analysis Index, it uses 17% fewer output tokens than 3.5 Flash, and on coding benchmarks like DeepSWE it can save up to 65% of tokens, all at a lower cost per output token. It's priced at $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens, and also comes with stronger resistance to jailbreaking attempts.

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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite​


This is the fastest, most cost-effective model in the 3.5 lineup, hitting 350 output tokens per second according to the Artificial Analysis Index — a notable jump over prior Flash-Lite generations, especially in agentic workflows [5]. Pricing is aggressively low at roughly $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens.

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Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber​


This one is a specialized model built exclusively for cybersecurity work — finding, validating, and patching software vulnerabilities — and it's paired with Google's CodeMender code security agent. Unlike the other two, it's not available to the general public; access is restricted to government agencies and certified partners, specifically to prevent misuse.

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Where you can use them​


Model​
Developers​
Enterprises​
General users​
3.6 Flash​
Gemini API via AI Studio, Android Studio, Google Antigravity, rolling out in GitHub Copilot​
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Gemini Enterprise app​
Gemini app​
3.5 Flash-Lite​
Gemini API via AI Studio, Android Studio​
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform​
Gemini app, rolling out in Google Search​
3.5 Flash Cyber​
Not public — via CodeMender only​
Government/certified partners only​
Not available​

Overall, this release shows Google doubling down on efficiency and specialization rather than raw scale — 3.6 Flash raises the bar for everyday coding and multimodal tasks, 3.5 Flash-Lite targets speed and cost at high volume, and 3.5 Flash Cyber signals a shift toward purpose-built, access-restricted models for sensitive domains like cybersecurity. Together, they suggest Google's near-term strategy favors leaner, task-optimized models over broad frontier releases, with a full Gemini 3.5 Pro still to come.

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