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# Gemini 3.5 Flash launches: Flash beats Gemini 3.1 Pro

> Announced at Google I/O 2026, Gemini 3.5 Flash beats Gemini 3.1 Pro on Terminal-Bench 2.1 (76.2%), MCP Atlas (83.6%), Finance Agent v2 (57.9%) and GDPval-AA (1656 Elo). ~289 t/s output, around 4× faster than comparable frontier models. 1M context + 64K output + native multimodal. Listed at \$1.50/\$9.00 per 1M tokens (\$0.15 cached) — identical to Google's official rates, up to 20% off via recharge bonus.

**2026/5/20 10:04 (UTC+8)** · New Model · Google

🚀 **Gemini 3.5 Flash launches · Flash beats Gemini 3.1 Pro** — Google announced `gemini-3.5-flash` (no preview suffix) at **Google I/O 2026**. It beats Gemini 3.1 Pro on Terminal-Bench 2.1 (**76.2%**), MCP Atlas (**83.6%**), Finance Agent v2 (**57.9%**) and GDPval-AA (**1656 Elo**), with **\~289 t/s** output — roughly **4× faster** than comparable frontier models. 1M context + 64K output + native multimodal (text / image / audio / video), with encrypted reasoning context preserved across API calls; inherits all Gemini 3 capabilities except Computer Use.

💰 **Pricing matches Google's rates**: \$1.50 / \$9.00 per 1M tokens, \$0.15 cached input; non-global region \$1.65 / \$9.90. APIYi's direct-connection channel is live in sync — stacking the [recharge promo](/en/faq/recharge-promotions) brings effective cost down to roughly **20% off** (\~\$1.20 / \$7.20 per 1M tokens).

📖 Launch notes: [/en/news/gemini-3-5-flash-launch](/en/news/gemini-3-5-flash-launch)

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