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Opinion

Kantrowitz: Google has fallen behind OpenAI and Anthropic in frontier models

“First of all, they didn't ship the Gemini the latest edition of Gemini pro. So if you think about foundational models, they have fallen behind open AI and anthropic with mythos in 5.5, as far as we can tell.”

Alex Kantrowitz Jun 8, 2026 ▶ 5:34 Did Google Just Fall Behind Again?, WWDC Preview, Anthropic Files To Go Public

Opinion

Siegler thinks Google has cancelled Gemini 3.5 Pro

“We still have no 3.5 pro. They haven't come out and said that it's dead, but I think it's dead.”

M.G. Siegler Sep 9, 2026 ▶ 46:46 Apple’s Folding Phone "Duo" Is Here + OpenAI vs. Google vs. Anthropic Revisited — With M.G. Siegler

Prediction Open · timeframe Aug 2029

Siegler: Google May Skip Gemini 3.5 Pro to Jump Directly to Gemini 4

“It sort of feels like they're going to go try to jump right to four now. And if they do that, four had better be really good. Otherwise they're going to have a real narrative problem.”

M.G. Siegler Aug 10, 2026 ▶ 49:07 Demis Steps Down, Apple’s Memory Problem, Microsoft’s Clever Trick

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