Google is reportedly starting pre-training on Gemini 4 from scratch
kimmonismus · x · 2026-07-21
The post reacts to a claim that Google has begun pre-training Gemini 4, describing it as a completely new foundation model.
- The author infers that Google is rebuilding the flagship model from scratch rather than iterating on Gemini 3.5.
- It suggests the previous direction around 3.5 Pro may have been disappointing enough to justify a fresh pre-training run.
- Most of the value here is the implication that Gemini 4 is in early development and likely still far from release.
Related event: Google Starts Gemini 4 Pre-training; 3.5 Pro in Partner Testing(13 posts)→
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