Gemini 3: Google's Faster, Smarter AI Model Released

Google has launched Gemini 3, a new flagship AI model. It offers significant improvements in both speed and reasoning ability. This model is now the default in Google’s Gemini app, replacing Gemini 2.5 Flash. What's interesting is Gemini 3 focuses on "agentic" tasks, meaning it can handle multi-step problem-solving. It also performs well on coding tasks, which is a key competitive area for AI. The speed improvements are substantial, processing queries faster than its predecessor while also providing better reasoning. For users, this means a better experience, and for businesses, faster AI inference can lead to lower costs. Google is calling this "next generation intelligence at lightning speed." The company is updating all its related apps, APIs, and cloud services to use Gemini 3 by default. A variant, Gemini 3.5 Flash, was released earlier for sustained performance on challenging tasks. This gives customers different options for various workloads. This release comes amid intense competition in the large language model space. Google is positioning Gemini 3 as a way to maintain its leadership in the AI infrastructure market.