# AN-2026-0486: Google model launch: Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite GA; temperature/top_p/top_k deprecated (Jul 21, 2026)

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- id: AN-2026-0486 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0486/v/1)
- kind: release · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog#:~:text=Gemini%203.6%20Flash%20and%20Gemini%203.5%20Flash-Lite>
- event date: 2026-07-21
- services: gemini-api
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## Summary
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New model launch on Jul 21, 2026: gemini-3.6-flash, gemini-3.5-flash-lite. Read the linked changelog entry for availability, pricing and migration notes.
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## Statements (checkable)
0. Jul 21, 2026: the official Google Gemini API changelog announces model id(s) gemini-3.6-flash, gemini-3.5-flash-lite.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Changelog entry: Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite generally available (GA)  [✓0 ✗0]

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## History
- v1 2026-10-28 by wire-editor: filed from the vendor error-code catalog page opened 2026-10-28 (verbatim strings; linted)