Google’s new default AI model: Gemini 3 Flash is faster and stronger

Google has now launched Gemini 3 Flash, a faster and more cost-effective AI model based on Gemini 3. According to Google, Gemini 3 Flash is up to three times faster than Gemini 2.5 Flash, and it outperforms previous Flash models in all internal tests.

In several benchmark tests, Gemini 3 Flash performed on par with both Gemini 3 Pro and OpenAI’s GPT-5.2. In the multimodal test MMMU-Pro, it even topped the list with a result of 81.2 percent.

The Flash model is supposed to be adapted for fast and repetitive workflows. According to Google, it’s particularly suitable for video analysis, data extraction, and visual queries. It should also be better at understanding the user’s intentions and can deliver more visual answers, for example with images and tables.

Gemini 3 Flash will now be the default model in both the Gemini app and Google’s AI-powered search mode.