fix(patch): cherry-pick 48130eb to release/v0.34.0-preview.3-pr-22665 to patch version v0.34.0-preview.3 and create version 0.34.0-preview.4 (#22719)

Co-authored-by: Sehoon Shon <sshon@google.com>

packages/core/src/code_assist/experiments/flagNames.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const ExperimentFlags = {
   MASKING_PRUNABLE_THRESHOLD: 45758818,
   MASKING_PROTECT_LATEST_TURN: 45758819,
   GEMINI_3_1_PRO_LAUNCHED: 45760185,
+  PRO_MODEL_NO_ACCESS: 45768879,
 } as const;
 
 export type ExperimentFlagName =

packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL,
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_MODEL,
   DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO,
+  PREVIEW_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO,
+  PREVIEW_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL,
 } from './models.js';
 import { Storage } from './storage.js';
 
@@ -593,6 +595,46 @@ describe('Server Config (config.ts)', () => {
         config.getGeminiClient().stripThoughtsFromHistory,
       ).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith();
     });
+
+    it('should switch to flash model if user has no Pro access and model is auto', async () => {
+      vi.mocked(getExperiments).mockResolvedValue({
+        experimentIds: [],
+        flags: {
+          [ExperimentFlags.PRO_MODEL_NO_ACCESS]: {
+            boolValue: true,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      const config = new Config({
+        ...baseParams,
+        model: PREVIEW_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO,
+      });
+
+      await config.refreshAuth(AuthType.LOGIN_WITH_GOOGLE);
+
+      expect(config.getModel()).toBe(PREVIEW_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL);
+    });
+
+    it('should NOT switch to flash model if user has Pro access and model is auto', async () => {
+      vi.mocked(getExperiments).mockResolvedValue({
+        experimentIds: [],
+        flags: {
+          [ExperimentFlags.PRO_MODEL_NO_ACCESS]: {
+            boolValue: false,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      const config = new Config({
+        ...baseParams,
+        model: PREVIEW_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO,
+      });
+
+      await config.refreshAuth(AuthType.LOGIN_WITH_GOOGLE);
+
+      expect(config.getModel()).toBe(PREVIEW_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO);
+    });
   });
 
   it('Config constructor should store userMemory correctly', () => {

packages/core/src/config/config.ts

@@ -1306,6 +1306,10 @@ export class Config implements McpContext, AgentLoopContext {
       },
     );
     this.setRemoteAdminSettings(adminControls);
+
+    if ((await this.getProModelNoAccess()) && isAutoModel(this.model)) {
+      this.setModel(PREVIEW_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL);
+    }
   }
 
   async getExperimentsAsync(): Promise<Experiments | undefined> {
@@ -2534,6 +2538,30 @@ export class Config implements McpContext, AgentLoopContext {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the user has access to Pro models.
+   * This is determined by the PRO_MODEL_NO_ACCESS experiment flag.
+   */
+  async getProModelNoAccess(): Promise<boolean> {
+    await this.ensureExperimentsLoaded();
+    return this.getProModelNoAccessSync();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the user has access to Pro models synchronously.
+   *
+   * Note: This method should only be called after startup, once experiments have been loaded.
+   */
+  getProModelNoAccessSync(): boolean {
+    if (this.contentGeneratorConfig?.authType !== AuthType.LOGIN_WITH_GOOGLE) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return (
+      this.experiments?.flags[ExperimentFlags.PRO_MODEL_NO_ACCESS]?.boolValue ??
+      false
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns whether Gemini 3.1 has been launched.
    * This method is async and ensures that experiments are loaded before returning the result.

packages/core/src/config/models.test.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO,
   isActiveModel,
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_MODEL,
+  PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL,
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_CUSTOM_TOOLS_MODEL,
   isPreviewModel,
   isProModel,
@@ -155,6 +156,12 @@ describe('getDisplayString', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should return PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL for PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL', () => {
+    expect(getDisplayString(PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL)).toBe(
+      PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL,
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should return the model name as is for other models', () => {
     expect(getDisplayString('custom-model')).toBe('custom-model');
     expect(getDisplayString(DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_LITE_MODEL)).toBe(
@@ -231,6 +238,12 @@ describe('resolveModel', () => {
       ).toBe(DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL);
     });
 
+    it('should return default flash lite model when access to preview is false and preview flash lite model is requested', () => {
+      expect(
+        resolveModel(PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL, false, false, false),
+      ).toBe(DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_LITE_MODEL);
+    });
+
     it('should return default model when access to preview is false and auto-gemini-3 is requested', () => {
       expect(resolveModel(PREVIEW_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO, false, false, false)).toBe(
         DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL,
@@ -349,6 +362,7 @@ describe('isActiveModel', () => {
     expect(isActiveModel(DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL)).toBe(true);
     expect(isActiveModel(PREVIEW_GEMINI_MODEL)).toBe(true);
     expect(isActiveModel(DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isActiveModel(PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('should return true for unknown models and aliases', () => {
@@ -362,6 +376,7 @@ describe('isActiveModel', () => {
 
   it('should return true for other valid models when useGemini3_1 is true', () => {
     expect(isActiveModel(DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL, true)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isActiveModel(PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL, true)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('should correctly filter Gemini 3.1 models based on useCustomToolModel when useGemini3_1 is true', () => {

packages/core/src/config/models.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export const PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_MODEL = 'gemini-3.1-pro-preview';
 export const PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_CUSTOM_TOOLS_MODEL =
   'gemini-3.1-pro-preview-customtools';
 export const PREVIEW_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL = 'gemini-3-flash-preview';
+export const PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL =
+  'gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview';
 export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL = 'gemini-2.5-pro';
 export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL = 'gemini-2.5-flash';
 export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_LITE_MODEL = 'gemini-2.5-flash-lite';
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ export const VALID_GEMINI_MODELS = new Set([
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_MODEL,
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_CUSTOM_TOOLS_MODEL,
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL,
+  PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL,
   DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL,
   DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL,
   DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_LITE_MODEL,
@@ -169,7 +172,8 @@ export function isPreviewModel(model: string): boolean {
     model === PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_CUSTOM_TOOLS_MODEL ||
     model === PREVIEW_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL ||
     model === PREVIEW_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO ||
-    model === GEMINI_MODEL_ALIAS_AUTO
+    model === GEMINI_MODEL_ALIAS_AUTO ||
+    model === PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL
   );
 }