Frontier intelligence within everyone’s reach
The week of December 15 to 22, 2025 marks a turning point for Google AI with the launch of Gemini 3 Flash, a model that combines Gemini 3 Pro-level reasoning with the speed and accessibility of Flash. Available for free in Gemini App and integrated into Gemini CLI v0.21.0.
Gemini 3 Flash: The best of both worlds
December 17, 2025 — Google launches Gemini 3 Flash, the expansion of the Gemini 3 family that makes frontier intelligence accessible to everyone.
Key Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Pro-grade Reasoning | PhD-level performance in reasoning and knowledge benchmarks |
| Flash Latency | Optimized response time for daily usage |
| Multimodal | Simultaneous processing of video, image, and text |
| Geometric Calculations | Capable of conducting complex calculations in real-time |
| Advanced Function Calling | Orchestration of multiple agents (Cooking, Hickory, Judge) |
Availability
| Audience | Platforms |
|---|---|
| General Public | Gemini App (free, unlimited), AI Mode in Google Search |
| Developers | Google AI Studio, Gemini CLI, Android Studio |
| Enterprises | Vertex AI, Gemini Enterprise |
We’re expanding the Gemini 3 family with the launch of Gemini 3 Flash. This model combines Gemini 3’s Pro-grade reasoning with Flash-level latency, efficiency, and cost. Delivers frontier-level performance on PhD-level reasoning and knowledge benchmarks.
Impressive Demos
Google accompanied the launch with demos showing the multimodal capabilities of Gemini 3 Flash:
- Game Strategy — Real-time analysis of a puzzle game to recommend the best strategy
- Function Calling Kitchen — Orchestration of multiple specialized agents (Cooking Agent, Hickory Agent, Judge Agent) for complex tasks
Gemini CLI v0.21.0: Gemini 3 Flash arrives in the terminal
December 15, 2025 — Two days before the public announcement, Gemini CLI already integrates Gemini 3 Flash with a series of major improvements.
New in this version
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Gemini 3 Flash | New model available with performance metrics |
| Multi-file drag & drop | Drag and drop multiple files into the terminal |
| MCP resource discovery | Discovery of MCP resources via @ command |
| Persistent “Always Allow” | Persistent approval policies for tools |
| Fuzzy search | Fuzzy search in the settings dialog |
| Auto-execution | Automatic execution of simple slash commands |
| Quota visibility | Quota visibility extended to all available models |
Recent Gemini CLI Evolution
| Version | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| v0.21.0 | Dec 15 | Gemini 3 Flash, MCP discovery, fuzzy search |
| v0.20.0 | Dec 1 | Multi-file drag & drop, persistent approval policies |
| v0.19.0 | Nov 24 | Eleven Labs audio, Zed editor integration |
| v0.18.0 | Nov 17 | Google Workspace, Redis, policy engine |
| v0.16.0 | Nov 10 | Gemini 3 model launch |
Inside Google AI: 2025 retrospective with leaders
December 18, 2025 — Google AI organizes a live X Spaces with key AI figures at Google to look back on the year 2025 and future perspectives.
Participants
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Jeff Dean | Chief Scientist, Google |
| Oriol Vinyals | VP Research, Google DeepMind |
| Noam Shazeer | Co-founder, Character.AI → Google |
| Logan Kilpatrick | Developer Relations, Google AI |
Join us live on X at 1PM PST / 4PM EST to hear @JeffDean, @OriolVinyalsML, @NoamShazeer, and @OfficialLoganK reflect on our year in AI at Google, and explore what’s coming next.
Duration: 54 minutes | Audience: 15.7k listeners
Weekly Recap: Everything launched
December 19, 2025 — Google summarizes all the week’s launches in a recap thread.
Launches of the week
| Product | Description |
|---|---|
| Gemini 3 Flash | Frontier intelligence accessible in Gemini App |
| AI Mode | Enhanced AI mode in Google Search |
| Google AI Studio | Gemini 3 Flash integration |
| Vertex AI | Enterprise deployment |
| CC (Creative Canvas) | New tool from Google Labs |
Making the final days of 2025 count. Here’s everything we dropped this week: Gemini 3 Flash, bringing fast frontier intelligence at a fraction of the cost to surfaces like @GeminiApp, AI Mode in Google Search, @GoogleAIStudio, Vertex AI, and more.
What this means
This week confirms Google AI’s strategy for 2025:
- Democratization of frontier AI — Gemini 3 Flash free and unlimited in Gemini App makes Pro-level intelligence accessible to everyone
- Developer Focus — Gemini CLI continues to evolve rapidly with a new major version every 2 weeks
- Multimodal first — Function Calling Kitchen demos show the future of orchestrated AI agents
- Unified Ecosystem — Same model available from consumer app to enterprise API