Google releases Gemini, its largest and most capable AI model, in three sizes: Ultra, Pro, and Nano. Gemini Nano powers Pixel 8 Pro smartphones, providing features like Summarise in Recorder and Smart Reply in Gboard. Gemini Pro powers Bard AI chatbot for advanced reasoning and understanding. Gemini Ultra, the largest model, will be available next year with Bard Advanced, offering cutting-edge AI capabilities after trust and safety checks.
After introducing it at I/O 2023,
has released Gemini, its “largest and most capable AI model” in three sizes –
, Pro and Nano. Each size has a different application and they can run on a range of systems – from data centres to mobile devices. The company has announced that the Pro and Nano models are available with the Ultra model coming early next year. Here’s a brief comparison between the three models and where Google is planning to use them.
Gemini Nano is Google’s most efficient model built for on-device tasks and is starting to roll out on Pixel 8 Pro smartphone. Google says that the Pixel 8 Pro is the first smartphone engineered for Gemini Nano, and will use Google Tensor G3 chip’s capabilities to power two expanded features: Summarise in Recorder and Smart Reply in Gboard.
