Overview
- Gemini 3 is now powering Google’s AI Mode in Search, with a new Thinking option that produces more detailed answers and dynamic, visual interfaces.
- An upgraded query fan‑out approach aims to surface more relevant sources, and responses include interactive elements such as simulations, tables and personalized tools.
- Google introduced Gemini Agent to handle multi‑step tasks with Gmail, Calendar and real‑time web navigation, initially on the web for AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S.
- Developers get Gemini 3 Pro in preview via API, Vertex AI and the new Antigravity agent platform, with listed pricing of $2 per million input tokens and $12 per million output tokens for ≤200k‑token prompts.
- Google cites top community rankings for Gemini 3 Pro on LMArena (1,501 ELO) and calls it its most secure model after internal and independent evaluations, as publishers scrutinize Search changes that have shifted referral traffic.