# Gemini 3.5 Flash is now the default model for the Gemini app and AI Mode globally.

*genai · news · 2026-05-19 · MobileSyrup*

## Key points

- Google released Gemini 3.5 Flash, now the default model for Gemini app and AI Mode globally.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash is four times faster than other frontier models in token output per second.
- Benchmarks show Gemini 3.5 Flash outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro in agentic and coding tasks.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash powers the new Gemini Spark personal AI agent, though not yet available in Canada.
- Google announced Gemini 3.5 Pro will launch next month.

**Companies:** Google
**Countries:** Canada

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