Gemini 3, 3.5, 3.7 and 3.8 Flash: Every Gemini App Model Release, Dated and Sourced

Published: 18th Nov 2025 Last updated: 2nd Sep 2026

Gemini 3 Pro reached the app on 18th Nov 2025 and Gemini 3 Flash became the default a month later. The Flash line has since reached 3.8 for paid plans.

Google ships Gemini models to the app on a fast cadence. This page lists each Gemini 3 family release by the day it reached users, and which plans got it.

Gemini 3 Pro arrived app-wide on 18th Nov 2025 alongside Gemini Agent, the app's first agentic feature. Gemini 3 Flash replaced 2.5 Flash as the default on 17th Dec 2025.

Since then the Flash line has moved quickly. Gemini 3.5 Flash came at I/O 2026 and 3.7 Flash began powering Spark on 13th Aug.

Gemini 3.8 Flash reached Pro and Ultra subscribers on 2nd Sep.

Each release below links to its entry and primary source on our Gemini tracker. The same models reach AI Mode on their own dates, tracked on the AI Mode tracker.

Rollout log

18th Nov 2025
Gemini 3 Pro lands app-wide and Gemini Agent arrivesGemini 3 Pro reached the whole Gemini app alongside Gemini Agent, its first agentic feature and the ancestor of Spark. It is the point where the assistant started doing things rather than answering questions.
17th Dec 2025
Gemini 3 Flash becomes the app default, with a Fast, Thinking and Pro pickerGemini 3 Flash replaced 2.5 Flash as the Gemini app's default model, with a picker labelled Fast, Thinking and Pro. Those labels have since given way to model names plus a separate thinking-level control.
19th May 2026
I/O 2026: Gemini Spark launches and the app passes 900 million usersGoogle launched Gemini Spark, "your personal AI agent that runs 24/7", plus Gemini Omni video, a Daily Brief, Gemini 3.5 Flash and a redesigned app. A new 100 dollar Ultra tier arrived, and Pichai put the app at more than 900 million monthly users.
13th Aug 2026
Gemini 3.7 Flash takes over Gemini SparkGoogle's new coding and agent model now powers Gemini Spark, for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in over 160 countries. It is a developer and enterprise model that reaches consumers through exactly one door.
2nd Sep 2026
Gemini 3.8 Flash reaches the Gemini app for Pro and Ultra subscribersGoogle's third Flash model in six weeks reaches the Gemini app, AI Mode and Sheets for paid plans. Its predecessor reached the app only through Spark.

Sources

Frequently asked questions

What is the current Gemini model in the app?

Gemini 3.8 Flash for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, since 2nd Sep 2026.

Other users' default was last set to Gemini 3 Flash in December 2025. Later Flash releases reached paid plans first.

When did Gemini 3 launch?

Gemini 3 Pro reached the whole Gemini app on 18th Nov 2025, together with Gemini Agent.

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