With today’s launch, Gemini 3 Flash is widely rolling out to the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search. This is one of Google’s speediest model rollouts.
Since the launch of 3 Pro in November, Gemini’s model picker has offered: Fast – “Answers quickly” and Thinking with 3 Pro – “Thinks through complex topics.”
With today’s launch, the model picker now has a “Gemini 3” label at the top:
Gemini 3 Flash
- Fast: Answers quickly
- Thinking: Solves complex problems
Gemini 3 Pro
- Pro: Thinks longer for advanced math & code
It’s widely rolling out on gemini.google.com, and seeing pretty wide availability in the Gemini app as of this morning.
Meanwhile, in the past day, you might have seen a “Now Gemini checks your screen when needed” message upon launching the overlay. This contextual awareness might save you from using “Ask about screen.”
When you say or type something like “Explain this,” Gemini checks your screen and app info to give you more relevant answers. Turn this off in Settings anytime.
Gemini 3 Flash is also globally rolling out to AI Mode as the default model. It’s appearing as “Default” in the model picker, which is also now available in the ‘plus’ menu.
In the US, Google is bringing Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) to all users. Select “Thinking with 3 Pro” from the dropdown. Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers will get higher usage limits.
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