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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview Launch
Google AI has launched Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview, a new model in the Gemini 3 series, and deprecated the Nano Banana 2 announcement.
Mar 3, 2026 (UTC)Views:0
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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview is now available. Try it in AI Studio .
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