Google Launches Gemini 3 Flash: Faster, Smarter AI Now Default for Users
- Alexei Diego
- Dec 18, 2025
- 2 min read
Google has officially launched Gemini 3 Flash, its fastest and most cost-efficient AI model yet, now set as the default in the Gemini app and AI Search mode. Arriving a month after Gemini 3, the new Flash version challenges competitors like OpenAI GPT-5.2 with superior speed, efficiency, and reasoning capabilities.
Key Highlights of Gemini 3 Flash:
Faster and Smarter AI – Gemini 3 Flash scores 33.7% on Humanity’s Last Exam benchmark and leads multimodal reasoning tests (MMMU-Pro) with 81.2%, outperforming earlier models and rival AI.
Default Model for Users – Replacing Gemini 2.5 Flash globally, the model handles multimodal inputs including text, images, video, and audio, providing context-aware answers, visual charts, and app prototyping capabilities.
Enterprise & Developer Integration – Companies like JetBrains, Figma, Cursor, Harvey, and Latitude are already using Gemini 3 Flash via Vertex AI and Gemini Enterprise. Developers can access it through the API or Google’s coding assistant, Antigravity.
Cost-Effective Performance – Priced at $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens, Gemini 3 Flash is three times faster than Gemini 2.5 Pro while using fewer tokens for reasoning tasks.
Expanded AI Ecosystem – Alongside Flash, Google expands Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro for US users, making advanced AI more accessible for consumers, creators, and enterprises.
AI Competition Intensifies
The launch of Gemini 3 Flash escalates the ongoing rivalry with OpenAI, which recently released GPT-5.2. Google’s default Flash deployment may shift user preference, highlighting the rapid pace of the global AI race.
Conclusion
With Gemini 3 Flash, Google emphasizes speed, multimodal intelligence, and enterprise readiness, positioning itself as a major contender in the AI space, while setting a new benchmark for accessibility and performance in AI applications.
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