Google’s next Gemini Pro is months behind schedule as coding capabilities fall short of internal goals
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Delays to the next Gemini Pro because coding performance missed internal targets highlight how hard it is to sustain step-function gains at the frontier. If your roadmap assumes rapid, predictable model upgrades, build in vendor diversification and feature flags so you’re not blocked when a release slips by quarters.
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