Gemini 3.5 Flash beat 3.1 Pro on coding and agents
Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash model has surpassed its predecessor, Gemini 3.1 Pro, on several key benchmarks, particularly in coding and agentic tasks. This new tier offers a significant cost reduction of 40% and approximately four times faster output generation compared to 3.1 Pro. While Gemini 3.5 Flash excels in tool-use and agentic performance, Gemini 3.1 Pro still maintains an edge in pure reasoning and novel problem-solving benchmarks. AI
IMPACT Accelerates adoption of cheaper, faster models for agentic tasks, potentially lowering costs for AI-powered applications.