According to Google DeepMind, the 2.5 Flash-Lite AI model now includes step-by-step reasoning to boost performance and transparency, along with new tool-use capabilities such as search, code execution, and support for a 1 million token context window. These upgrades align Lite with the full 2.5 Flash and Pro models, enabling more powerful and transparent AI applications for enterprise and developer use. The integration of advanced reasoning and tool-use features is expected to drive adoption in AI-powered business automation, search, and coding solutions (source: Google DeepMind Twitter, June 17, 2025).