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Continuing to bring you our latest models, with an improved Gemini 2.5 Flash and Flash-Lite release

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Shrestha Basu Mallick, Sid Lall, Zach Gleicher, and Kate Olszewska
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578
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20
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English
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Summary

Updated versions of Gemini 2.5 Flash and 2.5 Flash-Lite are now available on Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, improving quality and efficiency by reducing output tokens, with the Flash-Lite version achieving a 50% reduction and Flash a 24% reduction. The new Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is enhanced with better instruction following, reduced verbosity, and stronger multimodal and translation capabilities, making it more suitable for high-throughput applications. Meanwhile, the Gemini 2.5 Flash model shows significant improvements in tool use and cost-efficiency, achieving higher quality outputs and gaining positive feedback from early testers, including an increased performance on agentic tasks. These updates are part of an ongoing effort to iterate and refine the Gemini models, with the introduction of a -latest alias for easy access to the newest versions, while also allowing users to provide feedback and build production-ready experiences. The release strategy emphasizes testing and feedback to shape future stable versions, with a 2-week notice period for any updates or deprecations to ensure users can adapt accordingly.

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