Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the next-generation Gemini 3.5 Pro model at the I/O 2026 conference.
The flagship AI model is currently in testing and will launch in June.
Audience members responded with audible groans to the announcement of the next-month release date.
Google immediately released Gemini 3.5 Flash, a lighter and faster model available today.
Gemini 3.5 Flash outperforms the previous Gemini 3.1 Pro on most industry benchmarks.
The new Flash model is available now across all Google products and APIs.