Google Ships Gemini 3.7 Flash and Rebrands NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook

Google released Gemini 3.7 Flash this week — continuing the company's rapid Flash-tier model cadence following Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber in recent weeks. NotebookLM was rebranded to 'Gemini Notebook' with new integrations.

Key points:

• Gemini 3.7 Flash released — continuing rapid Flash-tier model cadence • Gemini 3.6 Flash updated with 17% fewer output tokens and reduced intermediate tool calls — directly lowering per-task API costs for high-volume agentic operations • Flash-Lite now generates at 350 tokens per second — optimized for continuous document processing and large-scale data extraction • NotebookLM rebranded to 'Gemini Notebook' with new integrations connecting Canva, YouTube Music, and Instacart into Google Search • EU Digital Markets Act enforcement: Google ordered to grant rival AI assistants access to Android system features and anonymized search index data • Internal leadership reshuffle within Google AI divisions to accelerate deployment cycles following reported Gemini 3.5 Pro launch delays

The Flash model updates focus on cost efficiency — 17% fewer output tokens and reduced tool calls directly lower per-task API costs. Flash-Lite at 350 tokens per second is optimized for document processing workloads. Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) remains one of the best tools for document-heavy work, now with additional integrations.

Why It Matters: Google's Flash updates focus on cost efficiency for enterprise deployments. Gemini Notebook is underrated — it remains genuinely the best AI tool for making sense of long documents.