Google Gemini 3.5 Flash/Omni agentic & creative push
Key Questions
What was announced at Google I/O 2026 for Gemini?
Gemini 3.5 Flash introduced agents, coding tools, Android integration, and Spark. Omni Flash enables any-to-any video generation with Veo4, Flow consistency, and action replays.
How does Gemini 3.5 Flash perform in benchmarks?
Gemini 3.5 Flash was crowned the fastest model overall. Deep Research reached 93.3% performance, and the LEAP system improved math reasoning from under 10% to 70% on Lean-IMO-Bench.
What new image and creative tools did Google release?
Nano Banana 2 image models are now generally available with video input. Pomelli is a new branding tool, and Dreambeans provides cross-app AI story briefings from Google Labs.
What enterprise features are available in the Gemini API?
Google Managed Agents are now in the Gemini API, with SRE AI agents already in production. DeepMind has open-sourced scientific agent skills.
What pricing change was made to Google AI Plus?
Google AI Plus dropped to $4.99 per month and includes 400GB of storage. This update also supports new features like live speech-to-speech translation in Gemini 3.5.
I/O 2026: Gemini 3.5 Flash agents/coding/Android/Spark; Omni Flash any-to-any video (Veo4, Flow consistency, action replays); Genie sims; Deep Research 93.3%. Nano Banana 2 image models GA with video input; Pomelli branding tool; SRE AI agents in production. Gemini 3.5 Flash crowned fastest model. Google Managed Agents in Gemini API. DeepMind open-sources scientific agent skills. Google LEAP system jumps math reasoning from <10% to 70% on Lean-IMO-Bench. Dreambeans by Google Labs—cross-app AI story briefing. Google AI Plus price drop to $4.99/mo with 400GB storage. New: Gemini 3.5 Live Translate brings real-time speech-to-speech translation to AI Studio, Translate, and Meet.