Google has new Gemini fashions, however the one everybody needs is not right here
Abstract created by Sensible Solutions AI
In abstract:
- Google launched three new Gemini Flash fashions together with a cybersecurity model, however PCWorld notes the extremely anticipated Gemini 3.5 Professional stays absent regardless of competitor releases.
- Whereas opponents like OpenAI and Anthropic lately launched superior Professional fashions for advanced duties, Google’s present Professional model is outdated in comparison with these choices.
- Google guarantees Gemini 3.5 Professional is coming “quickly” after earlier delays, leaving customers with Flash fashions appropriate for on a regular basis duties however not superior work.
Google simply unleashed three new variations of its speedy and environment friendly Gemini Flash fashions, together with an all-round workhorse and a mannequin geared towards cybersecurity. However the arrival of the brand new Flash fashions additionally highlights what’s lacking from the lineup: a brand new “Professional” mannequin.
Each Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite can be found now within the Gemini app, whereas Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber will initially be launched just for authorities use and to “trusted companions.” The restricted launch follows the precedent set by Anthropic and OpenAI, which provided Mythos 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol, respectively, in restricted launch as a result of their superior cybersecurity skills. (Mythos 5 remains to be restricted to “trusted companions.”)
However whereas we now have new Gemini Flash fashions, we’re nonetheless caught with Gemini 3.1 Professional, which was launched method again in February—historical historical past so far as the AI market is worried.
In distinction, OpenAI’s newest frontier mannequin, GPT-5.6 Sol, got here out on the finish of final month. Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 additionally landed in June, with Fable 5 briefly getting yanked after the sudden imposition of US authorities export controls. Previous to that, we additionally noticed the discharge of GPT-5.5 (April) and Claude Opus 4.8 (in Could).
In a press launch, Google mentioned it will likely be “releasing 3.5 Professional quickly.”
Many (myself included) anticipated Gemini 3.5 Professional to reach in Could throughout Google’s I/O convention, however that didn’t occur. Hypothesis about 3.5 Professional’s standing grew following a latest Bloomberg article, which claimed the mannequin stays in growth after “disappointing” testing outcomes.
For its half, Google says Gemini 3.6 Flash is nice for coding and “data work,” in addition to multimodal duties like analyzing charts and parsing paperwork. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, in the meantime, is optimized for low-latency duties similar to agentic search.
Whereas speedy and environment friendly fashions like Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite are nice for summarizing paperwork, planning meals for the week, or performing on a regular basis AI duties, “professional”-tier fashions like Claude Opus and Fable or GPT-5.6 Sol are finest fitted to extra advanced duties, like full-blown coding, working in giant Excel paperwork, or composing prolonged prompts.
Personally, I’ve largely deserted Gemini Professional in favor of newer professional AI fashions like Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.6, though that would all change as soon as Gemini 3.5 Professional lastly drops. The large query, although, is when?
