Google DeepMind Nears Launch of Gemini 4 AI Model, Report (GOOG:NASDAQ)
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| Source: Seeking Alpha | Original article
Google DeepMind is close to releasing its Gemini 4 AI model, moving into post‑training as it intensifies competition with OpenAI.
Google DeepMind chief Koray Kavukcuoglu told attendees at The Information’s AI Agenda Live Summit on Wednesday that the company is in the final stages of post‑training for its next‑generation Gemini 4 model and expects a launch “much earlier” than the end of the year. The announcement marks the first public confirmation that Gemini 4, Google’s long‑awaited flagship, is close to being released.
The timing is significant because Google has fallen behind rivals Anthropic and OpenAI in the race for new, multimodal foundation models. Gemini 4 is positioned as the next step after the recently rolled‑out Gemini 3.8 series, which introduced expressive text‑to‑speech capabilities in more than 100 languages. By moving Gemini 4 into the post‑training phase, Google signals that it is accelerating development to close the gap and re‑assert its leadership in the AI market.
Investors responded modestly; Alphabet shares steadied after a month‑long slide, buoyed by the news that a major product milestone is imminent. Analysts will be watching for a concrete release window, performance benchmarks against OpenAI’s GPT‑4‑turbo and Anthropic’s Claude 3, and any details on new features such as multimodal reasoning or tighter integration with Google’s cloud services.
As we reported on 24 September, Kavukcuoglu had already hinted that Gemini 4 was in an early post‑training phase and could arrive sooner than expected. The next watch points are a formal launch announcement, early user access programs, and how the model’s capabilities will be positioned against competitors in the coming quarters.
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