Google releases Gemini 3.7 Flash for coding and agents with 50% price cut, hits 1B users

Google released Gemini 3.7 Flash just about three weeks after 3.6 Flash, pitching it as its most intelligent 'workhorse' model optimized for software coding and automated business tasks, with better debugging and more first-attempt production-ready code. AI Studio lead Logan Kilpatrick and CEO Sundar Pichai both highlighted a 50% price cut versus 3.6 Flash through year-end (later settling to $1.50/1M input and $7.50/1M output from January 2027) and 'significant gains' from algorithmic improvements. It posted strong results on FrontierCode 1.1 and DeepSWE V1.1, and is available across the API, AI Studio, Antigravity, Gemini chat (Pro/Ultra), and more.

Google also confirmed the Gemini app crossed 1 billion monthly active users and, at Made by Google 2026, wired Gemini to 14 third-party apps — Granola, Otter.ai, Wix and others — via the Model Context Protocol. It additionally teased Gemini Omni through a DeepMind expert roundtable.

The context is turbulence at the top: Gemini 3.5 Pro reportedly missed coding targets and remains indefinitely delayed with no release date, DeepMind underwent a leadership overhaul, and co-founder Sergey Brin has reportedly urged staff to accelerate as Google trains Gemini 4. Shipping fast, cheap Flash updates is Google's answer while the flagship slips.

Skeptics flagged that the '1 billion users' figure counts app selections across web, iOS, and Chrome rather than distinct ecosystem adoption. And the aggressive Flash pricing reignited the frontier price war just as DeepSeek raised prices — the two moves neatly bookending the week's pricing debate. Watch whether 3.5 Pro ever ships or gets folded into Gemini 4.