Opinion: Does Google Need a Top-Tier Coding Model? Skipping to Gemini 4
haider1 · x · 2026-08-10
A developer shared thoughts on Google's LLM strategy and current shortcomings. The author hopes Google will skip Gemini 3.5 Pro and go straight to Gemini 4, while keeping the Flash models efficient.
However, they point out that Google's main pain point remains the lack of a top-tier coding model comparable to GPT-5.6 or Fable 5, a gap that 3.5 Pro was supposed to fill. The post also raises a broader question: does Google genuinely need a top-tier coding model at this stage?
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