What's new in Gemini

Gemini CLI·Dec 17, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.21.1

Gemini API·Dec 17, 2025

Launched Gemini 3 Flash Preview, gemini-3-flash-preview, delivering fast frontier-class performance that…

Launched Gemini 3 Flash Preview, gemini-3-flash-preview, delivering fast frontier-class performance that rivals larger models at a fraction of the cost. With upgraded visual and spatial reasoning, and agentic coding capabilities. Read the documentation on some new features, including: Multimodal function responses Code execution with images

Gemini app·Dec 17, 2025

Introducing Gemini 3 Flash, a major upgrade to your everyday AI

What: Gemini 3 Flash is now the new default model in the Gemini app. It offers next-generation intelligence at lightning speed and represents a major capability upgrade over Gemini 2.5 Flash. This model provides PhD-level reasoning comparable to larger models and delivers a significant leap in multimodal understanding, allowing you to ask questions using images, audio, text and more. Gemini 3 Flash can be accessed in the Gemini app by selecting 'Fast' for quick answers and 'Thinking' to help solve more complex problems faster. Gemini 3 Pro is also available as 'Pro' in the model picker and remains the best choice for advanced maths and coding. Why: We want to make Gemini the most helpful AI assistant for everyone. By upgrading our default model to Gemini 3 Flash, we're bringing next-generation intelligence to all your tasks, helping you tackle your most ambitious projects, faster.

Antigravity·Dec 17, 2025

Gemini 3 Flash

Support for Gemini 3 Flash in Antigravity.

Gemini CLI·Dec 16, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.21.0

enable message bus integration by default. consolidate remote MCP servers to use url in config.

Gemini CLI·Dec 12, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.20.2

cherry-pick edbe548 to release/v0.20.1-pr-15007 [CONFLICTS].

Gemini CLI·Dec 12, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.20.1

cherry-pick 3f5f030 to release/v0.20.0-pr-14843 to patch version v0.20.0 and create version 0.20.1.

Gemini API·Dec 12, 2025

Released gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025, a new native audio model for the Live API. This…

Released gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025, a new native audio model for the Live API. This update improves the model's ability to handle complex workflows. To learn more, see the Live API guide and Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio.

Gemini API·Dec 11, 2025

Launched the Interactions API. This API provides a unified interface for interacting with Gemini models and…

Launched the Interactions API. This API provides a unified interface for interacting with Gemini models and agents. To learn more, see the Interactions API guide. Launched the Gemini Deep Research agent in preview. It can autonomously plan, execute, and synthesize results for multi-step research tasks.

Gemini API·Dec 10, 2025

Launched enhancements to our text-to-speech models, Gemini 2.5 Flash TTS preview and Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS…

Launched enhancements to our text-to-speech models, Gemini 2.5 Flash TTS preview (optimized for low latency) and Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS preview (optimized for quality), including enhanced expressivity, precision pacing, and seamless dialogue.

Gemini CLI·Dec 9, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.20.0

Improve request token calculation accuracy. Hook Tool Execution Integration.

Gemini API·Dec 9, 2025

The following Gemini Live API models are now shut down: gemini-2.0-flash-live-001…

The following Gemini Live API models are now shut down: gemini-2.0-flash-live-001 gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview

Antigravity·Dec 8, 2025

Secure Mode and Security Fixes

Adding the secure mode option, which enforces certain settings to prevent the agent from autonomously running targeted exploits and requires human review for all agent actions. Various security fixes.

Gemini CLI·Dec 5, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.19.4

cherry-pick fcb85e6 to release/v0.19.3-pr-14092 to patch version v0.19.3 and create version 0.19.4.

Gemini CLI·Dec 5, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.19.3

cherry-pick 934b309 to release/v0.19.2-pr-14566 to patch version v0.19.2 and create version 0.19.3.

Gemini CLI·Dec 5, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.19.2

cherry-pick d284fa6 to release/v0.19.1-pr-14545 [CONFLICTS].

Gemini API·Dec 5, 2025

Gemini 3 billing for Grounding with Google Search will begin on January 5, 2026

Gemini 3 billing for Grounding with Google Search will begin on January 5, 2026.

Gemini API·Dec 4, 2025

Deprecation announcement: The gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview model will be shut down January 15, 2026

Deprecation announcement: The gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview model will be shut down January 15, 2026.

Gemini app·Dec 4, 2025

Solve even more complex problems with Gemini 3 Deep Think

What: Starting today, Google AI Ultra subscribers get access to Gemini 3 Deep Think, Gemini's most advanced reasoning mode. Deep Think uses iterative rounds of reasoning to explore multiple hypotheses simultaneously to solve problems, enabling it to excel at complex tasks including maths, science and logic problems. Gemini 3 Deep Think mode pushes the boundaries of intelligence even further, delivering a meaningful improvement in reasoning capabilities. To access, select 'Deep Think' in the prompt bar and 'Thinking' in the model drop-down. Once you submit your task, Gemini will let you know when your response is ready – generally in a few minutes. Why: We're committed to bringing Google's latest AI innovations faster to Google AI Ultra users, including our most powerful reasoning capabilities to help you tackle even more complex problems.

Antigravity·Dec 4, 2025

Google One Support

Higher, more frequently refreshed rate limits for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Gemini CLI·Dec 3, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.19.1

cherry-pick bde8b78 to release/v0.19.0-pr-14301 to patch version v0.19.0 and create version 0.19.1.

Gemini API·Dec 3, 2025

Deprecation announcement: The text-embedding-004 model will be shut down January 14, 2026

Deprecation announcement: The text-embedding-004 model will be shut down January 14, 2026.

Gemini CLI·Dec 2, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.19.0

build interactive session browser component. add modelAvailabilityService for managing and tracking model health.

Gemini CLI·Nov 26, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.18.4

cherry-pick 030a5ac to release/v0.18.3-pr-13565 [CONFLICTS].

Gemini CLI·Nov 26, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.18.3

cherry-pick d2a6cff to release/v0.18.2-pr-13827 [CONFLICTS].

Gemini CLI·Nov 26, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.18.2

cherry-pick fe67ef6 to release/v0.18.1-pr-13596 to patch version v0.18.1 and create version 0.18.2.

Gemini CLI·Nov 26, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.18.1

cherry-pick bdf80ea to release/v0.18.0-pr-13600 to patch version v0.18.0 and create version 0.18.1.

Gemini CLI·Nov 26, 2025

Gemini CLI 0.18.0

record interactive-only errors and warnings to chat recording JSON files. Bump genai version to 1.30.0.