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Google’s Gemini 3 Launch Intensifies AI Race, Prompts OpenAI Warning

Integration across Search, the Gemini app, plus cloud tooling gives Google a distribution edge rivals must match.

Overview

  • Google shipped Gemini 3 on November 18 and embedded it in Search, the Gemini app, Vertex AI, AI Studio and enterprise offerings used by hundreds of millions.
  • Google cites top scores across public benchmarks, including LMArena and GPQA Diamond, while some experts caution that such tests can overstate real-world reliability.
  • Early hands-on demos highlight strong multimodal performance for coding, UI design, 3D and physics simulations, and video analysis, including a widely shared Matthew Berman showcase.
  • Google’s higher-reasoning Deep Think mode remains safety-gated, with broader availability planned after additional evaluations for Google AI Ultra subscribers.
  • An internal memo from Sam Altman flagged “temporary economic headwinds” for OpenAI, as CFO Sarah Friar reported softer ChatGPT engagement but reiterated the company’s 2025 revenue target.