// THE VERGE — INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE
Gemini 4 is almost ready, says new Google DeepMind chief
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The new frontier AI model should arrive long before the end of 2026.
The new frontier AI model should arrive long before the end of 2026.
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Google is reportedly nearing the launch of its long awaited Gemini 4 model, after dawdling behind rival developers on flagship AI releases. Speaking with The Information during his first media appearance as the leader of Google’s DeepMind division, Koray Kavukcuoglu said that Gemini 4 is currently in its refinement stage, and that the company is aiming to launch the model “much earlier” than the end of the year.
“Our intention is to, like — as soon as possible — to release an early post-training output because we see the results and we are excited,” Kavukcuoglu told the publication, adding that Google would “continue the fast-paced iterations” going forward. This hopefully marks Google returning to a more consistent AI release timeline following a shakeup at DeepMind’s top leadership, with former AI head Demis Hassabis stepping down in August after announcing that “great progress” was being made on Gemini 4.
Google hasn’t released a new flagship AI model since the Gemini 3 series in November 2025. OpenAI’s GPT-6 and Anthropic’s Mythos series models have launched since then. Both outperform Gemini 3 and give the rival AI providers a sizable lead against Google in the AI race. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said at the I/O event in May that a major Gemini 3.5 Pro update would be coming in June to help bridge the gap, but the model was never rolled out.