Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot

PreviewAug 13, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Gemini 3.7 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. From our early testing, the model has made improvements in web and app development and agentic coding workflows over it’s previous version.

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