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Re: Gemini 3.6 Flash

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Post by glimshe »

wronglebowski wrote: post #19

It’s frankly embarrassing at this point. I’ve got free access through buying a Pixel phone and it’s not even worth using as it’s a waste of my time. Here’s my experience so far using it for basic sysadmin Linux type stuff. Gemini 3.1 Pro just feels a generation behind, from when models would miss easy things and make bad assumptions. Its not actively detrimental in bad way but the opportunity cost vs using something…

I respectfully disagree, at least for most tasks.

3.1 Pro: while it's coding performance is mediocre, a lot of coding work requires minimum actual thinking. I use it often for light refactoring, boilerplate generation, testcase skeleton generation, code review, language questions ("is there a better way to write this code block?"). I don't have a corporation behind me so costs matter. Considering that I'm a Pro subscriber, it's quite cost effective.

3.5 Flash: excellent model for general (re)search. I use it for everyday tasks with Thinking instead of Flash-Lite. It's a much better version of Google Search for general queries like gaming tips, cooking, day-to-day first aid, tax and investment questions, etc.

Google is clearly aiming for cost-benefit here and considering that it gets bundled with YouTube Plus and Google One at $20/month, it's a killer deal IMHO.

PS: I don't work for Google and don't even like Google very much. But this is a good product.

Re: Gemini 3.6 Flash

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Post by thisisauserid »

hmate9 wrote: post #29

This model is not for builders and engineers. DeepSWE score of 49% is behind gpt 5.4 and muse spark. It's clearly intended to be an efficient model for google gemini usage. What is interesting is how this is announced before any Gemini Pro progress. From the outside it seems as though Google cannot keep up with other frontier models.

Everyone wants to announce as late as possible (i.e., last) to chart the highest. Google is in a position financially to take a hit for these last few months.

Re: Gemini 3.6 Flash

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Post by antiloper »

tjwebbnorfolk wrote: post #16
guessmyname wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Antigravity is such a dumb name. An-ti-gra-vi-ty (5) is long, Ge-mi-ni (3) was better. Aren’t Marketing/PR people at FAANG supposed to be among the best in the industry?

remember "kubernetes" ?

You mean kaids?

Re: Gemini 3.6 Flash

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Post by dzhiurgis »

kingnothing wrote: post #23
alunchbox wrote: post #5

I've heard almost nothing about Gemini in my circles, are they still in the race to build AGI?

Of the models I've tried lately, I get more value out of Gemini for personal stuff like researching products or learning how to do things than the others. It seems more factually correct in domains I know about and hallucinates minor stuff less than the others.

I flop between 3.1 and 3.5 when I need it to be flawless. Fast and relatively affordable. Up to 6x cheaper than competitors.

Re: Gemini 3.6 Flash

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Post by dvduval »

I find their models are pretty good for answering every day questions, and with their large user base, I’m sure they’re getting lots of usage.

Re: Gemini 3.6 Flash

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Post by prometheus1992 »

I think there is another angle here - maybe, just maybe google doesn't want to release a pro/stronger model sooner because of two reasons- 1) they're afraid they'll have to get their hands dirty in a certain war?? 2) what's the benefit of being on top of this chart?

so I think they're just focussed on releasing whatever helps their bottomline (improving search?). its not like anthropic and openai are making a lot of money being on the top of charts! this might just be my crazy pills talking though.

Re: Gemini 3.6 Flash

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Post by pixel_popping »

tapoxi wrote: post #14
guessmyname wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Antigravity is such a dumb name. An-ti-gra-vi-ty (5) is long, Ge-mi-ni (3) was better. Aren’t Marketing/PR people at FAANG supposed to be among the best in the industry?

just call it google grav

Where it will end up anyway.

Re: Gemini 3.6 Flash

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Post by singingtoday »

throwworhtthrow wrote: post #8
guessmyname wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Antigravity is such a dumb name. An-ti-gra-vi-ty (5) is long, Ge-mi-ni (3) was better. Aren’t Marketing/PR people at FAANG supposed to be among the best in the industry?

Just as ChatGPT is now called "Chat" by the kids (go ahead and finish grinding your teeth, I'll wait...), if Antigravity takes off then it'll get an irksome nickname like Antigrav or just Grav.

The kids and adults. That's what my mom calls it.
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