DeepMind chief says Gemini 4 is almost ready, launching well before end of 2026
Google DeepMind's new leader Koray Kavukcuoglu said Gemini 4 is in its refinement stage and will launch "much earlier" than the end of 2026. Google has not shipped a flagship model since the Gemini 3 series in November 2025, while OpenAI's GPT-6 and Anthropic's Mythos have taken the lead.
- Gemini 4 is in refinement, launching well before end of 2026
- Google has shipped no flagship model since November 2025
- Gemini 3.5 Pro was promised at I/O in May but never released
- Kavukcuoglu took over DeepMind from Demis Hassabis in August
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