Google Tests Gemini 3.5 Pro With Partners After Missing June Launch Over Coding Setbacks
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Updated · 9to5Google · Jul 16
Google Tests Gemini 3.5 Pro With Partners After Missing June Launch Over Coding Setbacks
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · Jul 16
Summary
Google said it is testing Gemini 3.5 Pro, an upgraded Flash model and other models with partners after the Pro version missed the June launch window promised at I/O 2026.
Late-June training-data updates aimed at boosting Gemini 3.5 Pro's coding skills produced disappointing results, Bloomberg reported, suggesting development was reset after Google touted major gains in mid-May.
75% of new code at Google was AI-generated and engineer-approved as of April, up from 50% last fall, even as some engineers argue important code should still be written by humans.
Internal AI coding efforts are also constrained by tool capacity and fragmentation, with Google trying to unify separate systems across DeepMind, Cloud and Android while rivals press ahead in coding-focused AI.