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Google Launches Gemini 3.7 Flash; Flagship Pro Remains Delayed
Google made a new AI helper called Gemini 3.7 Flash.
It is very good at writing computer code and can do jobs with many steps all by itself.
It came out three weeks after the older helper, Gemini 3.6 Flash, because Google is releasing new helpers very quickly.
The new helper is cheaper to use than the older one, so businesses can try it without spending too much money.
The low price will last until the end of 2026, and then it will double.
But people are still waiting for a bigger, smarter helper called Gemini 3.5 Pro, and Google has not said when it will come out.
Some people are worried that Google is falling behind other companies that make similar helpers, like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Google's leaders say the company is working hard and will keep getting better.
For now, the news is about Google offering a strong new helper while everyone waits for the big one.
Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash on August 13, 2026, three weeks after Gemini 3.6 Flash, targeting coding and AI agent workflows.
Google still has not given a release date for its delayed flagship model Gemini 3.5 Pro, which has been in partner testing since July.
Introductory pricing is 75 cents per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens through the end of 2026, roughly half Gemini 3.6 Flash's cost.
The model beat its predecessor on benchmarks including FrontierCode 1.1 (43.6% vs 34.4%) and AutomationBench (30.4% vs 17.0%).
It is rolling out to Gemini Spark for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in more than 160 countries amid a DeepMind leadership overhaul and investor concerns about falling behind OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Who
- Google and its Google DeepMind AI unit, including CEO Sundar Pichai and new DeepMind chief Koray Kavukcuoglu; co-founder Sergey Brin urged staff to focus on Gemini.
- What
- The launch of Gemini 3.7 Flash, an AI model for coding and automated multi-step agent workflows, alongside continued silence on the delayed flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro.
- Where
- Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in more than 160 countries via Gemini Spark; developers access it through Google AI Studio, Android Studio and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
- When
- Thursday, August 13, 2026, three weeks after Gemini 3.6 Flash; introductory pricing runs through the end of 2026.
- Why
- To offer businesses a lower-cost option for autonomous AI workflows and help Alphabet close the gap with rivals Anthropic and OpenAI.
Concerned Investors
Google Leadership
Has Google fallen behind in AI?
Concerned Investors
Investors worry that the repeated delay of the flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro and ceding ground in AI coding mean Google DeepMind is falling behind rivals Anthropic and OpenAI.
Google Leadership
CEO Sundar Pichai rejected those concerns in July, saying Google will release models at a faster pace and is already directing significant computing resources toward training the upcoming Gemini 4.
Key facts
- Model
- Gemini 3.7 Flash
- Purpose
- Coding, debugging, issue resolution and multi-step agent workflows
- Introductory pricing
- $0.75 per million input tokens; $3.75 per million output tokens
- Pricing period
- Through end of 2026; rises to $1.50 and $7.50 per million tokens from January 1, 2027
- Availability
- Gemini Spark for Google AI Pro and Ultra customers in more than 160 countries; developers via Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Google AI Studio and Android Studio
- Benchmark highlights
- FrontierCode 1.1: 43.6% vs 34.4%; DeepSWE v1.1: 65.3% vs 49.0%; AutomationBench: 30.4% vs 17.0% vs Gemini 3.6 Flash
- Flagship model status
- Gemini 3.5 Pro in partner testing since July; no release date announced
- DeepMind leadership
- Koray Kavukcuoglu replaced Demis Hassabis as chief; two Gemini technical co-leads quit
Quotes
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai
CEO of Alphabet, Google's parent company
“Bloomberg had earlier reported that Gemini 3.5 Pro’s delay stemmed from an internal push to strengthen the model’s coding capabilities, with Google reorganising engineering teams within DeepMind to consolidate its AI coding efforts.”
freepressjournal.in
“During the company’s July earnings call, Google intended to release models at a faster pace, and confirmed that significant computing resources were already being directed toward training the upcoming Gemini 4 model.”
freepressjournal.in
Sources
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