Google Gemini 2.0 Flash now on web, mobile app

Last January, Google released a preview of Gemini 2.0 Advanced for paying users, along with the ‘2.0 Flash Experimental‘ model. Now, that model has exited the experimental phase and has been officially rolled out to all users on the web and on the Gemini mobile app.

Building on the previous Flash 1.5 and Pro 1.5 versions, Gemini’s 2.0 Flash model is faster, with benchmarks showing performance improvements with double the speed.

Google touts the new Gemini 2.0 Flash as the ideal model for everyday tasks. It comes with a range of improvements, including quicker time to first token (TTFT), better multimodal understanding, enhanced coding capabilities, and the ability to handle complex instructions more effectively.

There’s also an upgrade to Gemini’s image generator and now comes with the latest version of Imagen 3. Google said in a blog post that the new Imagen 3 model delivers “richer details and textures” with greater accuracy for following instructions.

For paying Gemini Advanced users, the 2.0 Flash model will offer continued access to a 1M token context window, 1,500 pages of file uploads, and priority access to features like Deep Research and Gems.

While Gemini 2.0 Flash is now the default for new conversations, Google confirmed that it will maintain Flash 1.5 and 1.5 Pro for existing conversations for the next few weeks.