Gemini 3.5 Flash now outruns Gemini 3.1 Pro on several real-work automation tests.
Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-05-20
Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro on several agent and coding benchmarks while delivering 4x faster token output, positioning it as a cost-effective option for everyday automation work.
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Topics: geminiai-benchmarksagent-modelsmodel-performance
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- Gemini 3.5 Flash outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro on several real-work automation tests.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash outputs tokens 4x faster than Gemini 3.1 Pro.
- Flash beats Gemini 3.1 Pro on several hard agent and coding benchmarks.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash is fast and cheap enough for everyday work.
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Gemini 3.5 Flash now outruns Gemini 3.1 Pro on several real-work automation tests.
A really powerful agent model fast enough and cheap enough for everyday work