Google Releases Three Gemini AI Models, Including Cybersecurity Variant Available Only to Governments

Google released three new Gemini AI models on Tuesday: Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber. Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber is designed to detect and patch software vulnerabilities. It will initially be available only to governments and trusted partners through a limited-access pilot and runs at a lower price per token than larger models.

Gemini 3.6 Flash improves coding, multimodal, and knowledge-work performance. It uses up to 17 percent fewer tokens and costs less per token than the previous model. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is the fastest and least expensive model in the 3.5 family.

It targets high-volume workloads and smaller tasks within larger AI-agent systems. Artificial Analysis data shows Gemini Flash undercuts comparable models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Chinese rivals on cost. Alphabet stated that Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper per task than GPT-5.6 Terra Max, Kimi K3, and Qwen 3.7 Max.

A Google Cloud spokesperson stated that its teams are constantly researching and experimenting with new innovations to deliver maximum performance and efficiency. The statement added that co-designing hardware and software ensures systems are integrated and highly optimized for real-world workloads.

The New York Times reported that one of the new models is the company’s most powerful Gemini model.

TechCrunch noted that Google did not release a Gemini 3.5 Pro model. Gemini 3.5 Pro is now being tested with partners ahead of broader availability. Alphabet has begun its largest-ever pretraining run for Gemini 4.