Overview

• Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (I/O edition) introduces significantly enhanced coding capabilities, excelling in tasks like interactive web app development, code transformation, and agentic workflows.
• The model leads industry benchmarks, topping the WebDev Arena Leaderboard with an Elo score 147 points higher than its predecessor and achieving 84.8% on the VideoMME benchmark for video understanding.
• Google released the I/O edition early to provide developers access via the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Vertex AI, and the public Gemini app at the same price as the previous version.
• Developer feedback informed updates, including reduced function-calling errors, improved trigger rates, and enhanced steerability for creating aesthetically pleasing web apps.
• The release positions Google competitively in the AI landscape ahead of its annual I/O conference, where further AI advancements are anticipated.