What's new in Gemini

Antigravity·Sep 2, 2026

MCP panel navigation improvements, multi-line comment support in mcp_config.json, and headless stream cleanup

Improves /mcp panel arrow key navigation and action cycling, adds support for comments and trailing commas in mcp_config.json, ensures headless CLI streams close cleanly on exit, and delivers fixes for duplicate agent listings, deleted working directory startup, and /btw side questions with active goals.

Antigravity·Sep 2, 2026

Quoting, /boost, and improved Settings

You can now highlight part of a response and quote it as context for a follow-up prompt, and paid users get the new /boost command for a deeper multi-agent reasoning pass. This release also brings UX improvements across settings, the chat panel, and sidebar navigation.

New model·Sep 2, 2026

New model: Gemini 3.8 Flash

Gemini 3.8 Flash generally available (GA): Released gemini-3.8-flash, our most intelligent Flash model, engineered for long-horizon software engineering, autonomous agents, and complex enterprise workflows. To get started, see the Gemini 3.8 Flash model page and the Latest model guide.

Gemini CLI·Sep 1, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.58.0

ensure consistent symlink evaluation in ignore path handling. isolate Docker and container runtime sockets and binaries in macOS Seatbelt.

Gemini API·Sep 1, 2026

Agentic video understanding: Released agentic video understanding for Gemini 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash, and 3.5…

Agentic video understanding: Released agentic video understanding for Gemini 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash, and 3.5 Flash-Lite across the Interactions and GenerateContent APIs. The model dynamically navigates video timelines, requesting transcripts, frames, or audio tracks on demand. This approach uses up to 88% fewer tokens for long-form content compared to static processing. To get started, see the Agentic video understanding guide.

Antigravity·Sep 1, 2026

Model autocompletion improvements, subagent streaming optimizations, and MCP tool resolution fixes

Improves /model autocompletion with Tab acceptance, reduces subagent streaming telemetry overhead, and delivers stability fixes for prompt hooks, MCP tools in subagents, tool call IDs in request history, and OAuth token refreshes.

Antigravity·Aug 31, 2026

Default Gemini 3.8 Flash model upgrade, lightweight agent configuration, and Vertex AI Express mode

The 0.1.16 release updates the default model for new agents to gemini-3.8-flash for enhanced reasoning capabilities, introduces a.lightweight() method on agent configs for small and local models, adds Vertex AI Express mode with API keys, and expands tool runner support for callable classes and dataclass functors.

Antigravity·Aug 27, 2026

Model selection command arguments, reasoning effort autocompletion, transient retry handling, and UI…

Adds direct /model switching with inline ghost text autocompletion, dynamic /effort hint completion, artifact filesystem event coalescing, and fixes for transient HTTP 502 retries, CPU redraw utilization, and Windows path resolution.

New model·Aug 27, 2026

New model: Gemini Omni Flash

Gemini Omni Flash generally available (GA): Released gemini-omni-1.1-flash, the GA version of our fast, conversational video generation and editing model. This release includes significant new capabilities: Video extension: Seamlessly extend existing videos by generating continuations at the end of a clip using the extend task or directly with a prompt. Interpolation (first + last frame): Generate a video transitioning between two images using the image_to_video task with up to 2 images. Resolution control: New resolution parameter in video_config supports 360p, 720p (default), 1080p, and 4k outputs. 1080p and 4K outputs are generated using upscaling. The existing gemini-omni-flash-preview endpoint will be deprecated on September 30, 2026. To get started, see the Gemini Omni Flash model page and the omni guide.

Antigravity·Aug 26, 2026

Voice dictation, embedded ripgrep code search, status line cost metrics, and UTF-8 encoding fixes

Adds /voice dictation with mic-serve SSH forwarding, embedded ripgrep for consistent agent code search, custom status line cost tracking, granular script runner permission suggestions, and UTF-8 file editing and MCP error fixes.

Antigravity·Aug 26, 2026

Generative UI and UI improvements

Generative UI renders HTML artifacts inline in chat, with support for KaTeX math and Chart.js and Plotly charts. This release also adds side-by-side terminal splits, the Darcula theme, and @path/to/file references inside AGENTS.md and custom rule files.

New model·Aug 26, 2026

New model: Gemini 3.5 Transcribe

Gemini 3.5 Transcribe generally available (GA): Released two dedicated speech-to-text models based on Gemini's audio understanding: Gemini 3.5 Transcribe (gemini-3.5-transcribe): High-accuracy, low-latency non-streaming speech-to-text with utterance-based language detection across 85+ languages, speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, and custom vocabulary biasing (up to 1,000 terms). Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Live (gemini-3.5-transcribe-live): Low-latency, bidirectional streaming speech-to-text over WebSockets using the Live API, supporting interim and finalized transcription events, Smart transcription mode, and multiple Voice Activity Detection (VAD) strategies. To get started, see the Audio transcription guide, the Live transcription guide, and the Gemini 3.5 Transcribe model page.

Gemini CLI·Aug 25, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.57.0

add tool call formatter and integrate failure summaries.

Antigravity·Aug 25, 2026

Skill icon branding, empty directory indexing in @-completion, and headless exit code fixes

Adds skill icon branding with Unicode alignment in catalogs and slash commands, indexes empty directories in @ path completion, auto-approves workspace-scoped read access in review mode, and fixes headless print mode error handling.

Antigravity·Aug 25, 2026

Subagent-scoped custom tools, context compaction lifecycle hooks, and universal JSON schema normalization

The 0.1.15 release introduces subagent-exclusive tool scoping to reduce context overhead, adds an on_compaction lifecycle hook for observing context checkpointing, expands platform compatibility with Alpine Linux musl wheels, resolves workspace path normalization and custom Vertex endpoint routing, and adds universal JSON Schema normalization for custom Python tools when targeting local OpenAI-compatible LLM endpoints.

Antigravity·Aug 24, 2026

Embedded Terminals, Git Version Control, and Audio Attachments

An embedded terminal and Git-native version control now live directly in the sidebar. This release also adds audio file attachments, interactive image commenting, richer previews for MCP tool execution, and core performance work.

Antigravity·Aug 22, 2026

Project name flags, customizable picker keybindings, typo-tolerant @-completion, and audio attachments

Adds support for passing project names to --project, customizable keybindings for conversation management, typo-tolerant @ file completion, and standard audio attachments alongside reliability and terminal layout fixes.

Antigravity·Aug 22, 2026

Dynamic remote control port allocation, banner logo toggles, and rendering flags

Introduces automatic free port selection for --remote-control, environment controls to suppress logo art for narrow terminals and screen readers, and renderer bypass options.

Antigravity·Aug 21, 2026

Workspace path resolution against current working directory, compaction event deduplication, and Vertex auth…

Resolves relative workspace paths against the current working directory, prevents duplicate compaction hook dispatches and compaction index inflation, and adds support for Vertex AI gateway authentication overrides.

Antigravity·Aug 20, 2026

CLI mcp management commands, debounced @ path completion, and MCP resource handling fixes

mcp management subcommands (add, remove, list, enable, disable) for mcp_config.json, debounced @ file path completion powered by bundled ripgrep, Gemini API key reasoning effort adjustment for Gemini Flash models, and comprehensive fixes for binary MCP resource offloading, Workforce Identity Federation token refresh, /mcp configuration preservation, Kitty keyboard protocol handling, /btw with custom agents, and finished task status tracking.

Antigravity·Aug 20, 2026

Consolidated agent execution harness and media attachment fixes

Consolidated agent execution harness for consistent tool, hook, and prompt behavior, alongside fixes for slash command visibility, Vim insert mode task navigation, and Ogg audio/video attachment MIME types.

Antigravity·Aug 20, 2026

Remote Control, faster project switching, and more

This update introduces Remote Control to drive and monitor agent sessions on your local device from any browser, alongside core performance gains, improved sidebar navigation, and cleaner error recovery.

Gemini CLI·Aug 19, 2026

Gemini CLI 0.56.0

Gemini app·Aug 19, 2026

A new dedicated student hub, study notebooks on mobile, one year of Google AI Pro in the US, or Google AI…

What: We’re introducing a dedicated student hub in the Gemini app to help students easily manage classes and create personalized study notebooks from their own course materials like syllabi. Study notebooks—first launched on desktop in June—are now available on mobile to help students get organized, prepare for class and stay on top of their material. Plus, eligible college students can get one year of Google AI Pro in the US, or Google AI Plus in 140+ countries at no cost. Why: By bringing study notebooks to mobile, creating a centralized student hub, and providing a student plan, we are helping students learn with a personalized study partner.

Antigravity·Aug 19, 2026

Stream-JSON input mode, markdown agent explicit rules, and startup credential fixes

Stream-JSON print input mode for persistent session drivers, direct rule file configuration in markdown agent frontmatter, plugin rule support via rules.json, current tool call hints on the spinner, and fixes for allocator preloading on Cloud TPU VMs, keyring credential restoration, terminal scrolling and unicode display in the model picker, and artifact subdirectories.

Antigravity·Aug 18, 2026

Enterprise sign-in fast path, MCP OAuth metadata documents, /context scrolling, and markdown agent…

Fast return path for enterprise sign-in, support for OAuth client ID metadata documents in MCP servers, terminal-sized scrollable /context and /usage panels, unified inheritCustomizations configuration for markdown agents, read-only permissions outside the workspace, and fixes for language server crashes, hyperlink rendering, artifact approval tracking, MCP error isolation, and bracketed paste.

Antigravity·Aug 18, 2026

Pre-tool argument modification, synchronous lifecycle hooks, RunCommandConfig timeouts, and step correlation…

The 0.1.13 release introduces pre-tool argument modification capabilities in lifecycle hooks, adds native support for synchronous hook functions, and establishes structured command execution configuration with configurable execution timeouts. It also improves tool execution observability with step correlation IDs and enhances connection resilience during client disconnects.

Antigravity·Aug 14, 2026

GEMINI_API_KEY authentication, custom agent task management, embedded ripgrep caching, and conversation…

Direct GEMINI_API_KEY authentication support, /codesearch fallback resilience, cached artifact list scrolling, manage_task access for custom declarative agents, embedded ripgrep caching with SHA-256 verification, and critical fixes for trajectory truncation, database growth, transcript race conditions, and subagent path validation.