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Sundar Pichai confirms Google is training Gemini 4 to maintain a competitive edge in AI coding and agentic workflows.

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, stated during the Q2 2026 earnings call that Google is currently training Gemini 4, its most ambitious pre-training run to date. The administration announced that a larger base model is required to compete at the next frontier of artificial intelligence, specifically targeting improvements in coding and agentic coding capabilities. While the unreleased Gemini 3.5 Pro has been delayed due to coding performance issues, the company has already launched Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite. Gemini 3.6 Flash offers improved token efficiency and lower costs compared to the 3.5 Flash model, while 3.5 Flash-Lite provides a high-throughput, low-latency option for developers. Additionally, Google introduced Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber, a lightweight model fine-tuned for cybersecurity, which will be available to governments and trusted partners through a limited-access pilot program. Sundar Pichai expressed confidence in Google's ability to remain at the frontier of AI development, emphasizing the importance of hitting release targets and turning plans into shipped products.

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