Katarzyna Petru
The AI race has just accelerated, and quite significantly. Google has finally revealed its cards: here is Gemini 3, the latest language model designed not only to compete with ChatGPT but… to change the way we use all of Google’s technology. And most importantly: the giant from Mountain View is no longer trying to catch up with rivals in the field of “who can write a nicer paragraph”. It's focusing on something much bigger — autonomy, agents, and deep integration with systems.
Does it sound like more marketing? For the first time in a long while — not necessarily.
New Era: AI as an Agent, Not a Chatbot
Google claims that Gemini 3 is a technological paradigm shift. Instead of a classic chatbot, we have a agent system that is meant to take action, not just provide suggestions.
Can you ask it to plan a trip?
Gemini 3 will check availability, compare offers, connect to various service APIs, synchronise this with your calendar, and prepare reservations — all on its own, and you just approve the final plan.
This is a move towards AI that genuinely assists the user, rather than simply engaging in conversation.
End to hallucinations? Google claims that finally it is
The most important technical change is the Reasoning-First mechanism. Before the model generates a response, it conducts an internal analysis and fact verification — this is intended to drastically reduce hallucinations.
In addition:
native multimodality (text, image, sound, code analysed simultaneously),
revamped neural architecture,
episodic memory, which allows for the retention of long-term context without repeating instructions.
Google claims that this is the biggest step towards "reliable AI" that they have ever taken.
New "brain" for Android and Google Search
The launch of Gemini 3 also brings a huge change for the entire Google ecosystem.
Android 16 - The system introduces contextual screen awareness. Gemini 3 can see what you have on your screen and can perform actions between apps — something like a super-assistant working everywhere, not just in a dedicated window.
Google Search - The search engine is moving away from lists of links in favour of dynamic, interactive AI responses that:
integrate multimedia,
maps,
context,
and up-to-date data.
This is the biggest change in Google Search in 20 years.
Science, climate, genetics. Google aims at "serious" applications
Gemini 3 is not meant to be just a consumer tool. Google positions it as a partner for scientists — from climate modelling to biological analysis. This fits into the growing narrative of Big Tech: “AI for solving global problems”. Is it realistic? We shall see.
Benchmarks: Google reveals numbers that are set to hurt the competition
On stage, results were presented that suggest dominance over ChatGPT.
Official data from the launch:
Gemini 3 Pro – 1st place in LMArena with a score of 1501 ELO
Humanity’s Last Exam – 37.5% without tools
GPQA Diamond – 91.9%
MathArena Apex – 23.4%
And that’s not all.
Gemini 3 Deep Think – the most powerful model Google has ever created
This is a special, enhanced version designed for extremely challenging analytical tasks. In tests:
45.1% in ARC-AGI — a result that Google presents as evidence of the model's ability to handle completely new, previously unseen problems.
This is already a level that Big Tech likes to call "AGI signals". In this case — not without reason.
New TPU v6p chips and a massive performance change
The entire Gemini 3 operates on a new generation of processors Cloud TPU v6p (Trillium):
faster response,
better energy efficiency,
real-time multimodality.
This is infrastructure built for Google's long-term ambitions.
Availability: who can already use it?
From now on:
all users of the Gemini application,
subscribers of Google AI Pro and Ultra,
and developers via API, CLI and the new agent platform Google Antigravity.
A Deep Think? We'll wait a little longer — final security tests are underway. Subscribers of Google AI Ultra will receive it in the coming weeks.
Has Google caught up with OpenAI? Is ChatGPT losing its position?
It's still too early for judgments, but for the first time since the launch of GPT-4, it feels like Google is presenting something that could actually threaten OpenAI's dominance.
agents → real advantage,
Reasoning-First → fewer hallucinations,
deep integration with Android and Search → ecosystem advantage,
benchmarks → Google no longer needs to explain itself.
One thing is certain: the AI race has just entered a new level, and 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the greatest changes in the history of artificial intelligence.
