Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash, a lower-cost AI model designed for coding. The new model arrives about three weeks after the previous “Flash” update and is positioned as a faster, more affordable option. Quartz and The Next Web both report that it is offered at a lower introductory price, including $0.75 per million input tokens, and that early tests show strong performance on coding benchmarks.
Both outlets say the rollout also highlights continued uncertainty around Google’s larger, flagship coding model. The Next Web characterizes Gemini 3.5 Pro as being months behind schedule and says Google will not confirm whether it is still coming. Quartz similarly notes that Google has yet to release a promised update to its larger model, even as it continues advancing the cheaper “Flash” line.
Across the coverage, the main difference is emphasis: Quartz focuses on the timing and cost advantage of the new Flash model and the delay of the flagship, while The Next Web stresses that the cheap model is moving ahead by multiple versions and spotlights the lack of clarity from Google on the flagship’s timeline.
