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Google Search Rolls Out Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite for Faster AI-Powered Results

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Google has begun rolling out its Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite model in Search to power faster agentic search experiences and conversational query understanding.

SERoundtable reports that Google Search is now using the Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite model, designed to deliver faster performance and improved intent recognition for conversational queries. The model, described as the fastest and most cost-effective option in the 3.5 class, significantly outperforms prior Flash-Lite versions and even 3 Flash in agentic and coding tasks. Per Google's own statements to the outlet, the model is being routed to search queries depending on question type and is expected to support the information agents feature Google announced at I/O for summer 2026 launch.
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