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- Previously announced at I/O 2024, Google is rolling out Gemini 1.5 Flash.
- The “Flash” version of Gemini is faster and better at working with very long prompts.
- Additionally, Gemini is getting a new fact-checking tool that appears right within its responses.
At Google I/O 2024, the company announced a new version of its generative AI system known as Gemini. Google promised the new system — dubbed Gemini 1.5 Flash — would be faster than even the Pro version of Gemini 1.0 and better at working with long prompts.
Today, Google is making good on that promise by rolling out Gemini 1.5 Flash. This is not a slow rollout, either: Google is launching Flash in 230 countries and 40 languages instantly. This is now the basis for the free version of Gemini, with Gemini Advanced still working with Gemini 1.5 Pro, which is slightly superior to 1.5 Flash.