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Google DeepMind has officially delayed Gemini 3.5 Pro to July 17, 2026, scrapping its original base model for a deeper pre-training cycle. Read the analysis.
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Google DeepMind postponed Gemini 3.5 Pro to July 17, 2026 after abandoning its original foundation in favor of a longer pre-training cycle. The move reflects growing pressure from GPT-5.6 and Claude Fable 5, as frontier AI competition shifts from incremental upgrades to major architectural leaps. While Gemini 3.5 Flash remains available, enterprise teams may need multi-model deployment strategies until Pro arrives.