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Google’s Gemini ecosystem spans multimodal models, an assistant app, coding agents and frameworks for building agents. Here we separate the model from the software used to act on a task.

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Google launches Gemini 4 Hydrogen, replacing 3.8 Flash across its products

According to Ars Technica, Google released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a faster, cheaper model replacing Gemini 3.8 Flash across its products. Google claims it runs up to 2.5x faster than Flash 3.8 in high thinking mode, cuts fabricated claims by over 5x, and more than triples Terminal-Bench code scores. It is available immediately to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers and via API at unchanged Flash pricing, with broader Search integration.

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Google details privacy safeguards for Android XR smart glasses

According to IT Home, Google outlined privacy safeguards for its Android XR smart glasses made with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, per IT之家. A recording indicator lights whenever footage is saved and disables the camera if it fails checks; Gemini camera frames are deleted immediately and never used for training or ads; faces are blurred on-device before photos reach Gemini; and video clips are capped at 90 seconds.

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Google, Samsung and eyewear partners open preorders for Gemini smartglasses from $395

According to Ars Technica, Google opened preorders for Gemini-powered smartglasses designed with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster and built on Samsung hardware. Warby Parker's three frames start at $395 in the US; Gentle Monster offers six styles from $449 in the US and South Korea. The screenless glasses use voice and a 12MP camera, with a recording light, a physical off switch, no live streaming and no facial recognition.

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Google releases A2UI 1.0, an open protocol letting AI agents reply with native UI

According to IT Home, Google released A2UI 1.0, the first stable version of its open generative-UI protocol that lets AI agents respond with UI elements rather than only text. Apps render the described content with their own native components. The release adds bidirectional function calls and accessibility and metadata extensions, with open renderer SDKs for web, Android and iOS plus agent SDKs in Python, TypeScript and Dart. Atlassian, Alation, Bloomberg and ByteDance are already developing with it, per IT之家.

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Google launches Gemini Decisions API with new Gemini Decision 1 model

Google introduced the Gemini Decisions API, powered by the new Gemini Decision 1 model, available through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio. It scores up to 1,000 yes/no, multiple-choice and rubric questions in a single forward pass across text, images, audio, video and PDFs, returning confidence scores at 150-250 ms latency for $0.10 per 1M input tokens. Google says it leads its benchmark suite with the lowest calibration error.

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Google Cloud launches Professional Agentic Architect certification

Google Cloud announced a new Professional Agentic Architect certification, a hybrid credential combining a proctored multiple-choice exam on agentic architecture with Google Skills labs for hands-on evaluation. Google says it has trained thousands of its forward deployed engineers and partners on the curriculum over four months. The certification is now open to developers, cloud architects and engineers who build and deploy agents on Google Cloud.

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Gemini app arrives on Apple CarPlay with hands-free Gemini Live

Google released the Gemini app for Apple CarPlay, letting iOS users hold hands-free Gemini Live conversations from the car display. Google says drivers can check calendars, summarize emails through Workspace connections, get local recommendations and rehearse presentations, with chats syncing to the iPhone. The rollout is global for Gemini users on iOS across supported Gemini Live languages, requiring an updated app, microphone permissions and prior Gemini Live use.

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Google Labs opens waitlist for Tabletop, an AI tool that builds custom collaboration spaces

According to The Verge, Google Labs has introduced Tabletop, an experimental AI tool that generates customizable collaborative hubs for personal planning. Users can add links, files and ideas, then prompt the built-in AI or pick a template to create interactive tools such as trip itineraries, dinner polls, expense splitters and chore charts, and share an invite link for real-time use like a Google Doc. Beta access is waitlisted and limited to US users 18 and older.

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DeepMind unveils AlphaGenome 2 for cell-type-specific genetic variant prediction

According to The Verge, Google DeepMind introduced AlphaGenome 2, a DNA model that predicts how genetic variants affect individual cell types and states, trained on over 100 million cell profiles across 68 tissues. DeepMind says it identifies nearly twice as many expression-altering variants as its prior model and can generalize to unseen cell types without retraining. It is available for non-commercial research via the AlphaGenome API, with a limited commercial private preview.

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Gemini Intelligence expands to Pixel 10 and Motorola signature 27 with new widget and device-assistance features

Google said Gemini Intelligence is expanding to more Android devices, including the first Motorola Gemini Intelligence phone, motorola signature 27, and Pixel 10 models via a Pixel Drop. New capabilities include Create My Widget, which builds custom widgets from a text prompt using Gmail, Calendar and Search data, and Device Assistance for controlling and troubleshooting the phone. Task automation expands to the UK, India and Japan.

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Latest models & families

As listed on 2026-10-23

Selected current official listings; specialized models and access stages are identified separately.

Google models and uses
Model / familyPositioning & use
Gemini 4 Argon ↗Featured modelGoogle’s current featured Gemini model for reasoning, coding and multimodal work.

Agent tools & products

Where to start

For direct assistant use, open the Gemini app. For code and terminal tasks, compare Antigravity and Gemini CLI. ADK is for building an agent application rather than choosing a chat model.

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Checked 2026-10-23 · Original introductions based on vendor documentation, not hands-on reviews.

Availability and product terms can change. Current means checked on the date above, not a live feed or a claim to list every model.