Google’s new default AI model: Gemini 3 Flash is faster and stronger
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In summary:
- Google launched Gemini 3 Flash as its new default AI model, offering up to three times faster performance than Gemini 2.5 Flash while being more cost-effective.
- PCWorld reports the model excels in multimodal tasks, scoring 81.2% in MMMU-Pro benchmarks and performing comparably to Gemini 3 Pro and OpenAI’s GPT-5.2.
- This upgrade enhances Google’s AI products with improved visual understanding, making advanced AI capabilities more accessible for everyday workflows and data analysis.
Google has now launched Gemini 3 Flash, a faster and more cost-effective AI model based on Gemini 3. According to Google, Gemini 3 Flash is up to three times faster than Gemini 2.5 Flash, and it outperforms previous Flash models in all internal tests.
In several benchmark tests, Gemini 3 Flash performed on par with both Gemini 3 Pro and OpenAI’s GPT-5.2. In the multimodal test MMMU-Pro, it even topped the list with a result of 81.2 percent.
The Flash model is supposed to be adapted for fast and repetitive workflows. According to Google, it’s particularly suitable for video analysis, data extraction, and visual queries. It should also be better at understanding the user’s intentions and can deliver more visual answers, for example with images and tables.
Gemini 3 Flash will now be the default model in both the Gemini app and Google’s AI-powered search mode.
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
Author: Viktor Eriksson, Contributor, PCWorld
Viktor writes news and reports for our sister sites, M3 and PC för Alla. He is passionate about technology and is on the ball with the latest product releases and the hottest talking points in the consumer tech industry.
