Overview
- Google has made Gemini 3 available in the Gemini app and is bringing Gemini 3 Pro to AI Mode in Search for paying subscribers first, with wider availability in the U.S. to follow.
- Developer access is live via Google AI Studio, Vertex AI, the Gemini CLI, and the new Antigravity agentic IDE, with integrations on third‑party platforms including Cursor, GitHub, JetBrains, Manus, and Replit.
- Gemini 3 Pro tops key leaderboards such as LMArena at 1,501 Elo and leads WebDev Arena, with improved scores on coding and tool‑use benchmarks highlighted in Google’s materials.
- Deep Think, an enhanced reasoning mode that posts higher results on tests like Humanity’s Last Exam and GPQA Diamond, remains gated for safety testing before reaching Google AI Ultra subscribers.
- Competitive pressure is building as OpenAI’s Sam Altman told staff Google’s progress could create temporary economic headwinds, while Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he is switching from ChatGPT after testing Gemini 3.