New Hybrid AI Model Offers Controlled Thinking for Better Quality and Cost
Summary
Introducing Gemini 2.5 Flash, a groundbreaking hybrid AI model that empowers developers with fine-grained controls to optimize quality, cost, and latency by setting a 'thinking budget,' unlocking new possibilities for controlled and efficient reasoning.
Key Points
- Gemini 2.5 Flash is a new hybrid reasoning model that allows developers to control the thinking process for better quality and cost management.
- It offers fine-grained controls to set a thinking budget, allowing developers to find the right balance between quality, cost, and latency.
- Gemini 2.5 Flash is now available in preview via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, and developers are encouraged to experiment with the thinking_budget parameter.