You can try Google's new Gemini 3 Flash AI model today for free - it's even in Search's AI Mode

Designed to balance speed with power, the new model will bring a boost to many of the AI perks that Gemini users have already come to expect, like vibe coding and multimodality.

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Google unveiled Gemini 3 Flash on Wednesday.
• It's the default model in AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app.
• It outperformed Gemini 3 Pro on agentic coding.

Google has unveiled Gemini 3 Flash, the company's latest AI model, which it says balances speed with industry-leading reasoning and multimodal capabilities.

Along with its global release, Gemini 3 Flash has also been made the default model in both Google Search, the Gemini app, and AI Mode. That's significant, since in the earlier days of the AI race, companies -- even the more powerful ones like Google -- would tend to roll out new AI ...