Models2026-06-26 · source-backed
Google baked computer use into Gemini 3.5 Flash as a native tool.
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Google DeepMind shipped computer use as a built-in tool inside Gemini 3.5 Flash on June 24, collapsing the standalone Oct-2025 computer-use model into the same model you already use for function calling, Search grounding, and Maps. One agent sees a screen, clicks, types, and looks something up with no inter-model routing. This is the routing-is-overhead counterpoint to the multi-model story: sometimes the answer is one model that does it all.
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