3.5 Flash-Lite Rolling Out In Google Search

Google has released three new AI models today Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber and one of those models is rolling out now for Google Search. 3.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s “fastest, most cost-effective 3.5-class model, delivering 350 output tokens per second according to the Artificial Analysis Index, also significantly outperforming prior Flash-Lite generations in agentic workflows,” the company announced.

Google said 3.5 Flash-Lite is rolling out now for Google Search. Where in Google Search? Google did mention in the blog post that it is used for agentic search. But it might be used for Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode as well.

Agentic Search. Google announced at Google I/O back in May about Google Search’s information agents and improved agentic experiences. “We’re entering the era of Search agents, where you can easily create, customize and manage multiple Al agents for your many tasks, right in Search,” Liz Reid, the head of Google Search said a couple of months back.

Rollout. 3.5 Flash-Lite is rolling out for everyone in the Gemini app and also within Google Search, the company announced.

Why we care. Google will continue to improve its AI models; the latest improvements are on its lower-end models but also faster models. Those faster models are often uses for Google Search and you soon may see those changes in Google AI Overviews, AI Mode and the agentic experiences within Google Search.

Postscript. Robby Stein from Google later said on X, “It offers stronger instruction following and better understands user intent, so conversations flow much more seamlessly.”