{"slug": "gemini-3-5-flash-you-really-need-your-own-benchmarks-if-you-are-translating-use", "title": "Gemini 3.5 Flash: You really need your own benchmarks. If you are translating hieroglyphics, use Gemini 3.5 Flash. If you are running a vending machine use Opus 4.8.", "summary": "Google DeepMind silently released Gemini 3.5 Flash via API on May 19, 2026. The model ranks #11 on LM Arena with a score of 1479.46 and #4 on agentic benchmarks with a score of 94, highlighting the need for task-specific model selection over generic benchmarks.", "body_md": "[Google DeepMind](/providers/google)Gemini 3.5 Flash\n\n# Is Gemini 3.5 Flash out yet?\n\nYes.\n\nHow we confirmed it\n\nReleased via the API\n\nMay 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC\n\nAn administrator marked this model available (silently).\n\n[Open detection source →](https://blog.google/technology/ai/)\n\nWaiting for Google DeepMind's next model?\n\nOne click creates your free account (or signs you into an existing one) and turns on alerts for Google DeepMind releases. There's no password to set, and you can unsubscribe any time.\n\nBenchmarks\n\nLM Arena#11\n\ngemini-3.5-flash · via LM Arena · 15,261 votes · captured Jul 3, 2026 · [source](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard)\n\n1479.46\n\nCoding#29\n\nGemini 3.5 Flash · via BenchLM.ai · captured Jul 3, 2026 · [source](https://benchlm.ai/embed/leaderboard?category=coding)\n\n76.7\n\nAgentic#4\n\nGemini 3.5 Flash · via BenchLM.ai · captured Jul 3, 2026 · [source](https://benchlm.ai/embed/leaderboard?category=agentic)\n\n94\n\nReasoning#17\n\nGemini 3.5 Flash · via BenchLM.ai · captured Jul 3, 2026 · [source](https://benchlm.ai/embed/leaderboard?category=reasoning)\n\n79.4\n\nMultimodalGrounded#17\n\nGemini 3.5 Flash · via BenchLM.ai · captured Jul 3, 2026 · [source](https://benchlm.ai/embed/leaderboard?category=multimodalGrounded)\n\n80\n\nInstructionFollowing#39\n\nGemini 3.5 Flash · via BenchLM.ai · captured Jul 3, 2026 · [source](https://benchlm.ai/embed/leaderboard?category=instructionFollowing)\n\n78\n\nGDP.pdf\n\nGemini 3.5 Flash · via Epoch AI · captured Jul 3, 2026 · [source](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks/gdp-pdf)\n\n14\n\nSourced metrics mirrored with attribution — not community sentiment.\n\nData from [BenchLM.ai](https://benchlm.ai).\n\nData from [Epoch AI, “AI Benchmarking Hub”](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) (CC BY 4.0).\n\nVibe rating\n\nHow this model actually feels to use, rated by the people here.\n\nNo vibe ratings yet. Be the first.\n\n[Sign in](/signin) to rate this model.\n\nModel Pulse\n\nHow is this model behaving today? One check-in per person per day: the running record of “did they nerf it”. Resets at midnight UTC.\n\nNo check-ins yet today. Be the first to log how this model is behaving.\n\n[Sign in](/signin)\n\nCommunity consensus\n\nAn AI summary of the public comments here. Not a sourced fact.\n\nNot enough public feedback yet to summarize. Add a comment to help build the picture.\n\n[Compare Gemini 3.5 Flash with another model →](/compare?models=gemini-3-5-flash)\n\nAlso waiting on: [ChatGPT 5.6](/models/chatgpt-5-6), [Gemini 3.5 Pro](/models/gemini-3-5-pro), [Claude Fable 5.1](/models/claude-fable-5-1), [Claude Mythos 5.1](/models/claude-mythos-5-1)\n\n## Comments\n\nMissing a model, or wishing OutYet did something it doesn't? [Tell us what to build](/submit).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gemini-3-5-flash-you-really-need-your-own-benchmarks-if-you-are-translating-use", "canonical_source": "https://outyet.ai/models/gemini-3-5-flash", "published_at": "2026-07-02 00:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-03 21:23:38.264673+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "ai-products", "ai-research"], "entities": ["Google DeepMind", "Gemini 3.5 Flash", "LM Arena", "BenchLM.ai", "Epoch AI"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gemini-3-5-flash-you-really-need-your-own-benchmarks-if-you-are-translating-use", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gemini-3-5-flash-you-really-need-your-own-benchmarks-if-you-are-translating-use.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gemini-3-5-flash-you-really-need-your-own-benchmarks-if-you-are-translating-use.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gemini-3-5-flash-you-really-need-your-own-benchmarks-if-you-are-translating-use.jsonld"}}