Google rolls out Gemini 3 Pro to power search and app
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Google on Tuesday released a preview of Gemini 3 Pro, the newest version of its AI model that will power the company's core search engine and the Gemini app.
Why it matters: The rollout builds on Google's recent momentum, including reports that a future custom model could power Apple's Siri.
- Google says Gemini 3 Pro sets new high scores on a variety of existing benchmarks, is capable of more nuanced and complex answers and generates interactive graphics in response to prompts.
Driving the news: Gemini 3 Pro will roll out starting today in the Gemini app.
- Gemini 3 Pro will also start powering AI Mode in search, the first time that a new model has been integrated with search at launch.
- Developers will have access to Gemini 3 Pro via Google's Vertex AI and AI Studio.
- Google is also introducing a new agentic tool called Antigravity that lets developers describe apps more conceptually, instead of coding it line by line.
- A more advanced Gemini 3 Deep Think will remain in testing before launching first for AI Ultra subscribers.
The big picture: Gemini 3 arrives amid fierce competition among the leading AI players. OpenAI released GPT-5 in August and updated it last week to 5.1, with additional personality options.
- Elon Musk's xAI released Grok 4.1 on Monday, saying the update is far less likely to hallucinate than previous versions.
Between the lines: The Gemini 3 rollout came later than some expected. Google said it wanted to give itself and its partners more time to test and integrate the model.
- "One of the things we really wanted to optimize for with this model is putting it out broadly," Google senior director Tulsee Doshi told Axios.
What we're watching: Doshi said to expect future versions of Gemini 3 optimized for running locally or delivering results that are faster and more cost-efficient.
- "We'll build the family out for Gemini 3," she said.
