# Please bring back Gemini flash to the Basic assistant

**URL:** <https://replit.discourse.group/t/please-bring-back-gemini-flash-to-the-basic-assistant/824>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [January 18, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/please-bring-back-gemini-flash-to-the-basic-assistant/824 "2025-01-18T13:44:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![andreabertonci1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@andreabertonci1](https://replit.discourse.group/u/andreabertonci1)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/please-bring-back-gemini-flash-to-the-basic-assistant/824/1 "2025-01-18T13:44:11Z")

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I use a lot the basic assistant to get explanation about code, but since the downgrade to GPT-4o mini, i get very disappointing explanations.  
Afaik, gemini flash 1.5 is even cheaper.

In general, it would be nice to have a smart model available for explanations too, since i cannot simply ask questions to 3.5 sonnet now, as it as a system prompt which drives it to action only.

Thanks