Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro released. What are the new features? What do they promise?

The Gemini 2.5 update from Google DeepMind introduces significant enhancements with the Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro models now stable and production-ready, alongside the preview launch of Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, which is designed to be the fastest and most cost-efficient in the series.

Key features of Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro:

Both models are faster, more stable, and fine-tuned for real-world applications.Gemini 2.5 Pro is the most advanced, excelling in complex reasoning, code generation, problem-solving, and multimodal input processing (text, images, audio, video, documents).It supports an extensive context window of about one million tokens, with plans to expand to two million.Incorporates structured reasoning and a “Deep Think” capability for parallel processing of complex reasoning steps.Demonstrates top-tier performance in coding, scientific reasoning, and mathematics benchmarks.Used in production by companies like Snap, SmartBear, Spline, and Rooms.

About Gemini 2.5 Flash:

Optimized for high-throughput, cost-efficient performance without sacrificing strength in general tasks.Includes reasoning capabilities by default, adjustable via API.Improved token efficiency with reduced operational costs (input cost increased slightly by $0.15, but output cost reduced by $1.00).Suitable for real-time, high-volume AI workloads.

Introducing Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite:

Preview model designed for ultra-low latency and minimal cost.Ideal for high-volume tasks such as classification and summarization at scale.Reasoning (“thinking”) is off by default to prioritize speed and cost but can be dynamically controlled.Maintains core Gemini power with a 1 million-token context window and multimodal input handling.Offers built-in tools like Google Search and code execution integration.

Overall, the Gemini 2.5 update delivers a suite of AI models tailored for diverse developer needs—from complex reasoning and coding with Pro, to efficient, scalable real-time tasks with Flash and Flash-Lite—making it a versatile and powerful AI platform for production use.