Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Gemini 3 Pro

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Google DeepMind

Gemini 2.5 Flash, released by Google in June 2025, is a large language model from the Gemini 2.5 family optimized for high-throughput, cost-efficient deployments with multimodal reasoning. It features a 1M token context window, hybrid thinking control, and native support for text, image, video, and audio input. Gemini 2.5 Flash targets latency-sensitive applications, document analysis, and high-volume API workloads that benefit from combined reasoning and generation in a single model.

Gemini 3 Pro

Google DeepMind

Gemini 3 Pro, released by Google in November 2025, is a large language model from the Gemini 3 family designed for complex reasoning, broad world knowledge, and multi-step problem solving. It features a 1M token context window, 64K maximum output tokens, and native multimodal input including text, images, audio, and video. Gemini 3 Pro targets research-grade reasoning, advanced data analysis, and applications requiring comprehensive understanding across diverse input formats.