Google launches a cheaper alternative to large AI security models like Mythos
Gemini 3.5 Flash integrates into CodeMender, allowing it to identify and patch vulnerabilities.
by Emma Roth
Jul 21, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
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Google is launching an AI security model dedicated to quickly finding and patching security vulnerabilities. In a blog post on Tuesday, Google describes Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber as a “cost-efficient and highly capable alternative” to larger, more expensive AI systems, such as the one offered by Anthropic’s Mythos.
The new model is built upon Gemini 3.5 Flash and will be available first to governments and trusted partners via CodeMender, Google’s security-focused coding agent. As noted by Google, CodeMender can call upon 3.5 Flash Cyber “multiple times at high speed and low cost,” allowing the AI...
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