Google introduces Gemini 2.5 Flash with adjustable “thinking” capabilities

Google has released Gemini 2.5 Flash in preview, offering developers unprecedented control over the AI model’s reasoning capabilities. This new version allows users to toggle “thinking” on or off and set specific “thinking budgets” to balance quality, cost, and response time. The pricing structure reveals the cost impact of reasoning: input costs $0.15 per million … Read more

Report: Google’s Gemini 2.5 outperforms competitors across AI benchmarks

Google is leading the AI race with its Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental model, which currently ranks as the best performing AI model across multiple benchmarks. According to Alberto Romero in his newsletter The Algorithmic Bridge, Google now dominates on every AI front. The model tops leaderboards including LMArena, GPQA Diamond, and Humanity’s Last Exam, outperforming … Read more

Google launches Veo 2 for Gemini Advanced users

Google has released Veo 2, its text-to-video AI model, to Gemini Advanced subscribers globally. Starting April 15, 2025, users can generate eight-second videos in 720p resolution by entering text prompts in the Gemini app. The feature, which Google claims delivers “cinematic realism” with improved physics and human motion understanding, is available through a dropdown menu … Read more

Google introduces efficient Gemini 2.5 Flash AI model for developers

Google has launched Gemini 2.5 Flash, a new AI model designed for efficiency and strong performance. According to Kyle Wiggers of TechCrunch, the model will soon be available on Google’s Vertex AI development platform. The new model offers “dynamic and controllable” computing that allows developers to adjust processing time based on query complexity. As a … Read more

Google makes Gemini 2.5 Pro widely available at competitive pricing

Google has announced that its Gemini 2.5 Pro model is now available in public preview through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio, with Vertex AI rollout expected shortly. According to Google, this model is their “most intelligent” to date and has been priced competitively at $1.24 per million input tokens and $10 per million … Read more

Google releases new AI models faster than safety reports

Google has accelerated its AI model releases without publishing corresponding safety reports. According to TechCrunch reporter Maxwell Zeff, the company has not provided safety documentation for its latest models, Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.0 Flash, despite previous commitments to transparency. Google’s director of Gemini, Tulsee Doshi, explained that Gemini 2.5 Pro is considered “experimental,” … Read more

Google introduces Gemini 2.5 Pro with built-in reasoning capabilities

Google has launched Gemini 2.5 Pro, describing it as their “most intelligent AI model” to date. The new model represents a significant advancement in Google’s AI capabilities, with a particular focus on reasoning abilities that are now built directly into the system. According to Google’s announcement, Gemini 2.5 models are “thinking models” that can reason … Read more

Report: Google’s two-year journey to counter OpenAI with Gemini

Google’s response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT launch sparked a dramatic two-year transformation within the tech giant, according to an extensive report by Paresh Dave and Arielle Pardes in Wired. The article details how Google, despite having developed transformer-based architecture (the “T” in ChatGPT), found itself playing catch-up in the generative AI race. When ChatGPT debuted in … Read more

Google shares six effective strategies for using Gemini Deep Research

Google has released new advice on how to effectively use its Deep Research tool, which is now available to all users. According to a post on the official Google blog, Deep Research helps users explore complex topics through comprehensive reports. Aarush Selvan, Gemini Senior Product Manager, and Mukund Sridhar developed the tool to reduce research … Read more