Google’s new version of Gemini Pro also has some old versions

Thursday, Google release a new version of Gemini Pro, its powerful LLM. The version, 3.1, is available as a preview and will be released soon, the company said.

Google’s new model may be one of the most powerful LLMs yet. Onlookers will note that the Gemini 3.1 Pro appears to be a step up from its predecessor, the Gemini 3—which, when released in November, it was already considered a very powerful AI tool.

On Thursday, Google also shared statistics from independent benchmarks, such as the so-called Humanity’s Last Exam – which showed that it is performing significantly better than its previous version.

Gemini 3.1 Pro was also praised by Brendan Foody, CEO of AI startup Mercor, whose benchmarking system, APEX, is designed to test the performance of new AI models in professional services. “Gemini 3.1 Pro is now at the top of the APEX-Agents leaderboard,” Foody said. in a social media postadding that the model’s impressive results show “how agents are rapidly improving in the field of virtual reality.”

The release comes as The AI ​​model wars are heating upand technology companies continue to produce strong LLMs designed for clinical and multidisciplinary research. Some big names – including OpenAI and Anthropic – have also released new models.