Google I/O Starts Soon It appears that Gemini 3.5 Flash was just added to the Google Cloud Console and then removed. Given the jump from 3.2 to 3.5, it is attracting significant attention. Many expect Gemini 3.5 Flash to be unveiled at Google I/O, and it is also rumored that Gemini 3.2 Pro will be revealed alongside it! However, compared to version 3, Gemini 3.5 Flash is priced at $1.50 per 1M token for contexts under 200K. This represents a threefold increase in price compared to 3 Flash, and seems to be set at a level similar to the Gemini 3.1 Pro price of $2.00. Looking at the API pricing details: » Standard: Input $1.50/M | Output $9/M » Fast/Priority: Input $2.70/M | Output $16.20/M It seems a good strategy to alternate between Standard for background tasks where latency is not a concern and Fast for critical services. It seems the prevailing view at this Google I/O is that this will go beyond a simple update and become a groundbreaking SOTA model that takes aim at GPT 5.5 and Claude Opus 4.7! Gemini was practically useless garbage for a while, but it looks promising this time! » Google I/O is scheduled to start on May 20th at 2:00 AM KST (1:00 PM EST)!