People familiar with the matter revealed that the release of Google's strongest flagship AI model, Gemini 3.5 Pro, has been delayed by several months from the original plan because the company has spent more time improving model capabilities, especially programming capabilities. According to 10 current and former employees, the delay in the release of Gemini 3.5 Pro has caused dissatisfaction among Google engineers, AI researchers, and management. They are worried that as Anthropic and OpenAI successively launch models that surpass Gemini's performance, Google may lose its market-leading edge. According to the above sources, Google needs to be approved by multiple stakeholders before the model is released, and at the same time, it also needs to integrate AI capabilities into products such as search, maps, and YouTube. These factors will slow down the product launch process.

People familiar with the matter revealed that the release of Google's strongest flagship AI model, Gemini 3.5 Pro, has been delayed by several months from the original plan because the company has spent more time improving model capabilities, especially programming capabilities. According to 10 current and former employees, the delay in the release of Gemini 3.5 Pro has caused dissatisfaction among Google engineers, AI researchers, and management. They are worried that as Anthropic and OpenAI successively launch models that surpass Gemini's performance, Google may lose its market-leading edge. According to the above sources, Google needs to be approved by multiple stakeholders before the model is released, and at the same time, it also needs to integrate AI capabilities into products such as search, maps, and YouTube. These factors will slow down the product launch process.