Google on Tuesday introduced the launch of Gemini 2.5 Professional Preview (I/O version), an up to date model of its flagship Gemini 2.5 Professional AI mannequin that the corporate claims tops quite a few widely-used benchmarks.
Gemini 2.5 Professional Preview (I/O version) is out there by way of the Gemini API and Google’s Vertex AI and AI Studio platforms, priced the identical because the Gemini 2.5 Professional mannequin it successfully replaces. It’s additionally in Google’s Gemini chatbot app for the online and cell gadgets.
The mannequin’s launch comes forward of Google’s annual I/O developer convention (therefore the “I/O version” designation), the place Google is predicted to unveil a number of fashions in addition to AI-powered instruments and platforms. The corporate is competing fiercely for mindshare and marketshare within the cutthroat AI race; rivals like OpenAI and xAI are on the cusp of releasing fashions which are anticipated to be extremely performant.
Based on Google, Gemini 2.5 Professional Preview (I/O version) has “considerably” improved capabilities for coding and constructing interactive internet apps. The mannequin can be higher at duties like code transformation — i.e. modifying a chunk of code to attain a particular objective — and code enhancing, the corporate says.
In a weblog publish, Google notes that Gemini 2.5 Professional Preview (I/O version) leads the WebDev Area Leaderboard, a benchmark measuring a mannequin’s capability to create aesthetically pleasing and practical internet apps. Gemini 2.5 Professional Preview (I/O version) additionally has state-of-the-art efficiency in video understanding, attaining a rating of 84.8% on one standard benchmark, VideoMME.
“For builders already utilizing Gemini 2.5 Professional, this new model won’t solely enhance coding efficiency however may even tackle key developer suggestions together with lowering errors in operate calling and enhancing operate calling set off charges,” wrote Google in its weblog publish. “By default, the mannequin has an actual style for aesthetic internet growth whereas sustaining its steerability.”