Alphabet Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Yet AI Model Competitiveness Mocked
aronchick · x · 2026-07-23
Alphabet released a strong Q2 earnings report: EPS reached $9.11 (up 294% YoY), total sales hit $11.98B, and cloud revenue was $2.48B, beating multiple key estimates.
However, behind the robust financial performance, developers are pointing out that Google's latest frontier AI model release failed to beat existing top-tier models, leading to mockery regarding their core AI competitiveness.
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