Key facts
- Google launched its Gemini 3.7 Flash AI model, designed for software coding and automated business tasks.
- The new model is being offered at an introductory rate of $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens.
- Gemini 3.7 Flash is being rolled out to Google's AI agent service, Gemini Spark.
- Google DeepMind's chief Demis Hassabis has stepped down to become chair, with deputy Koray Kavukcuoglu taking over leadership.
- The two original technical co-leads of Gemini have left to found their own startup.
- Google co-founder Sergey Brin has urged AI staff to accelerate Gemini model development.
Alphabet's Google has launched its latest AI model, Gemini 3.7 Flash, aimed at software coding and automated business tasks, while also undergoing a significant leadership reshuffle within its AI division. The new model offers improved performance on coding tasks and is being introduced at a reduced cost for businesses seeking to build autonomous AI systems. This comes as Google faces pressure to accelerate its Gemini development to keep pace with competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI. The leadership changes include Google co-founder Sergey Brin urging staff to prioritize Gemini, the replacement of Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis by his deputy Koray Kavukcuoglu, and the departure of Gemini's original technical co-leads to start a new company. Google CEO Sundar Pichai has defended the company's AI strategy amidst concerns about falling behind rivals.