Google just released a preview of Gemini 2.5 Flash. It builds on their fast, cost-efficient Flash model but adds hybrid reasoning capabilities.
The unique part is the controllable "thinking budget". Developers can use the API to set how much the model reasons, letting you fine-tune the balance between response quality, speed, and cost for your specific needs.
Key points:
🚀 Fast & Efficient: Still prioritizes speed and value. 🤔 Strong Reasoning: Competitive performance on complex tasks. ⚙️ Controllable Budget: Adjust the "thinking time" vs. cost/latency. 👁️ Multimodal & Long Context: Handles diverse inputs (text, image, audio, video) and 1M tokens. ☁️ Available via Google AI Studio & Vertex AI.
The Flash version of 2.5 series offers developers interesting new levers for optimizing AI applications.
