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Gemini 3.6 Flash Tied on Intelligence - and Nearly Doubled Output Speed

Disclosure: This article was prepared for Velokey, an AI API business, and contains one link to its blog. That relationship creates a vested interest in API infrastructure and model-evaluation topics. At the time of review, Velokey’s public model directory did not list Gemini 3.6 Flash or Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, so this article makes no claim that either model is available through Velokey. AI tools assisted with research organization, drafting, and editing; a human reviewed the factual claims, links, comparisons, and final conclusions. No first-person model testing is claimed.

A model release is easy to summarize when every number points in the same direction. Gemini 3.6 Flash is not that kind of release.

Google’s announcement presents a clean upward progression from Gemini 3.5 Flash: fewer output tokens, stronger coding results, better ML-research performance, improved computer use, and a higher knowledge-work score. Then the current Artificial Analysis pages introduce an awkward...

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Pixel 11 Pro XL vs. Galaxy S26 Ultra: How These $1,300 Flagship Phones Stack Up

Google’s new Pixel 11 Pro XL, like Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra, is one of the most innovative phones that you can buy. And I’d expect as much since both of these top-of-the-line offerings start at $1,300. For that price, both have a big screen, a versatile

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Trump declares 100 percent tariffs on many drones and all aircraft parts

The United States has already banned future foreign drones from entering the United States unless their companies kiss the ring — as well as routers, robots, and Roombas. Now, President Donald Trump is targeting existing drone imports and aircraft parts, too. He’s going to try to make them cost a

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Current and former OpenAI employees say pressure to quickly ship products left less time for safety, contributing to incidents like the rogue agent hack

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Google’s New Pixel 11 Phones Get Higher Starting Prices — Blame the RAM Shortage

A slew of new phones and gadgets were revealed at the Made by Google event on Wednesday, including new Pixel phones, a foldable, a smartwatch and a personal item tracker. Following industry trends, most of these are pricier than their predecessors. Like every other corner of the broader tech industry,

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Pixel 11 Pro XL vs. Galaxy S26 Ultra: How These $1,300 Flagship Phones Stack Up

Trump declares 100 percent tariffs on many drones and all aircraft parts

Current and former OpenAI employees say pressure to quickly ship products left less time for safety, contributing to incidents like the rogue agent hack

Google’s New Pixel 11 Phones Get Higher Starting Prices — Blame the RAM Shortage