Google Aims to Revamp AI Efforts with Early Gemini 4 Release
Google's DeepMind head Koray Kavukcuoglu has hinted that the company plans to release its Gemini 4 AI model before the end of this year. In an interview at the AI Agenda Live Summit, Kavukcuoglu mentioned that Gemini 4 is currently in the early days of post-training and should be released 'much earlier' than initially expected.
This news may alleviate concerns surrounding the delayed release of Gemini 3.5 Pro, which was originally scheduled for May 2026. The Gemini 3 family has seen frequent updates to less capable models, but Gemini 3 Pro has only been updated once since its November 2025 release.
OpenAI and Anthropic have released multiple updates to their high-end AI models in the same time frame, fueling speculation that Google is struggling to keep pace with competitors. However, Kavukcuoglu's statement suggests that Gemini 4 will be a significant improvement over its predecessors.