Coming into 2026, Google was looking pretty good in the AI race. They were putting out competitive Gemini models.
Why listen
It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of model, gemini, google, including: 2025 had been a good year.
Key takeaways
01They were putting out competitive Gemini models
02And with the increase in coding capabilities paired with the power of the new harnesses like Cloud Code and Codex, those new capabilities unlocked agents in a way that hadn't been
03For most of this year, Google has been firmly outside of the conversation as a top model lab
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