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Gemini 3.5 Flash launches with high price, mixed user reviews

By PulseAugur Editorial · [7 sources] ·

Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash model, while fast, is significantly more expensive than its predecessors, with estimates suggesting a total parameter count between 250 billion and 300 billion. Despite its speed, users report that it can be prone to generating overly elaborate outputs and may struggle with precise structural corrections. Discussions on Hacker News indicate that while Gemini 3.5 Flash excels at one-shot coding tasks, its performance in long-term agentic tasks requiring tool use is less robust. AI

IMPACT Sets a new benchmark for high-performance, high-cost LLMs, prompting careful consideration of ROI for AI operators.

RANK_REASON Model release with significant discussion on pricing and performance trade-offs.

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Gemini 3.5 Flash launches with high price, mixed user reviews

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 Italiano(IT) ·

    datasette-agent-sprites 0.1a0

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/datasette/datasette-agent-sprites/releases/tag/0.1a0">datasette-agent-sprites 0.1a0</a></p> <p>A Datasette Agent plugin for running commands in a <a href="https://sprites.dev">Fly Sprites</a> sandbox.</p> <p>Tags: <a href="…

  2. Simon Willison TIER_1 Türkçe(TR) ·

    llm-gemini 0.32

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/llm-gemini/releases/tag/0.32">llm-gemini 0.32</a></p> <blockquote> <ul> <li>New model <code>gemini-3.5-flash</code> for <a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-5/">Ge…

  3. Simon Willison TIER_1 Italiano(IT) ·

    llm-gemini 0.32a0

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/llm-gemini/releases/tag/0.32a0">llm-gemini 0.32a0</a></p> <blockquote> <ul> <li>Compatible with <code>llm&gt;=0.32a0</code> alpha - adds the ability to stream reasoning tokens.</li> </ul> </blockquote> <p>Tags: <a hr…

  4. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · simonwillison.net ·

    My notes on Gemini 3.5 Flash - 3x the price of Gemini 3 Flash but Google are planning to use it for many of their own products simonwillison.net/2026/May/19/...

    My notes on Gemini 3.5 Flash - 3x the price of Gemini 3 Flash but Google are planning to use it for many of their own products simonwillison.net/2026/May/19/...

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/gemini-35-flash
  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    Gemini 3.5 Flash's total parameter count is 250 billion to 300 billion, Hacker News users calculate backwards from TPU performance

    Gemini 3.5 Flashの総パラメータ数は2500億～3000億か、Hacker NewsユーザーがTPU性能から逆算 https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://gigazine .net/news/20260520-gemini-3-5-flash-parameter/

  6. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 (CA) · [email protected] ·

    llm-gemini 0.32 https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/19/llm-gemini-2/#atom-everything # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    llm-gemini 0.32 https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/19/llm-gemini-2/#atom-everything # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/llm-gemini-2
  7. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 (CY) · [email protected] ·

    llm-gemini 0.32a0 https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/19/llm-gemini/#atom-everything # AI # LLM # Python

    llm-gemini 0.32a0 https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/19/llm-gemini/#atom-everything # AI # LLM # Python

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/llm-gemini

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