Updated
Updated · Business Insider · Jun 24
Google Delays Gemini 3.5 Pro to July as It Tweaks AI Model After June Target
Updated
Updated · Business Insider · Jun 24

Google Delays Gemini 3.5 Pro to July as It Tweaks AI Model After June Target

3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Jun 24

Summary

  • Google has pushed Gemini 3.5 Pro to July after previously signaling a June release, extending work on its next flagship AI model.
  • Early tester feedback drove the delay, with Google seeking more real-world use cases and folding in fixes from Flash 3.5, including complaints that it burned through tokens too quickly.
  • The model has already been exposed to some users through Google's Antigravity platform and the LMArena benchmarking site, and is expected to improve long-horizon tasks and AI agents.
  • The slip comes as pressure builds on Google in the AI race: Gemini 3 beat expectations last year, but Anthropic and OpenAI still lead in coding, a key enterprise use case.

Insights

As AI models become costlier, will Gemini 3.5 Pro be affordable or accelerate the industry's 'surge pricing' trend?
Does Google's delay hint at a struggle to control the security risks of powerful AI agents, not just competitive features?
With rivals dominating the coding market, is Google's one-month delay enough to catch up or a sign of deeper trouble?