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Matthias Bastian@THE DECODER
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Google has launched an enhanced version of its Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model, specifically tailored for improved coding performance. The Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview, also known as the I/O Edition, is now available to developers ahead of the Google I/O 2025 developer conference. This early release aims to provide developers with advanced tools for building more sophisticated and interactive web applications, responding to what Google describes as "overwhelming enthusiasm" for the model's potential. The updated model demonstrates leadership in coding, solidifying Google’s commitment to advancing AI-driven development tools.
This latest pre-release version of Gemini 2.5 Pro brings major improvements for front-end development and complex programming tasks. The model excels in building full, interactive web apps or simulations from a single prompt and has achieved the top rank on the WebDev Arena leaderboard, which evaluates a model’s ability to develop visually pleasing and functional web applications. According to Google, the model update was accelerated due to positive feedback from users. The Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview also delivers state-of-the-art video understanding, scoring 84.8% on the VideoMME benchmark, enabling new flows such as creating interactive learning apps based on YouTube videos.
The updated Gemini 2.5 Pro, available through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, improves efficiency in feature development by automating tasks such as matching style properties and writing CSS code. It also enhances collaboration with companies like Cognition and Replit, pushing the frontiers of agentic programming. Furthermore, the updated model addresses key developer feedback around function calling, with improvements in error reduction and trigger reliability. With its strong coding capabilities and advanced reasoning, the Gemini 2.5 Pro continues to position itself as a leading AI tool for developers.
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- Analytics India Magazine: Is this Google’s response towards OpenAI’s reaching an agreement to buy Windsurf?
- Google DeepMind Blog: We’ve seen developers doing amazing things with Gemini 2.5 Pro, so we decided to release an updated version a couple of weeks early to get into developers hands sooner.
- Developer Tech News: Google has pushed early access to a souped-up Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview ahead of their I/O 2025 developer conference in a couple of weeks. Why the hurry? Well, Google put it down to “overwhelming enthusiasm†and the “amazing things†developers were already cooking up with the previous version of Gemini 2.5 Pro.
- LearnAI: Learn AI Singapore on Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview model.
- learn.aisingapore.org: We’ve seen developers doing amazing things with Gemini 2.5 Pro, so we decided to release an updated version a couple of weeks early to get into developers hands sooner.
- THE DECODER: The latest pre-release version of Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro language model brings major improvements for front-end development and complex programming tasks.
- AI News | VentureBeat: One of the standout features of the update is its ability to build full, interactive web apps or simulations from a single prompt.
- www.zdnet.com: The model update was scheduled to debut at Google I/O, but Google released it early in response to positive feedback from users.
- the-decoder.com: The latest pre-release version of Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro language model brings major improvements for front-end development and complex programming tasks.
- The Official Google Blog: Build rich, interactive web apps with an updated Gemini 2.5 Pro
- TestingCatalog: Google debuts Gemini 2.5 Pro I/O Edition with major upgrades for web development
- AI & Machine Learning: Guide to build MCP servers using vibe coding with Gemini 2.5 Pro
- LearnAI: Today we’re releasing early access to Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (I/O edition), an updated version of 2.5 Pro that has significantly improved capabilities for coding, especially building compelling interactive web apps.
- MarkTechPost: Google Launches Gemini 2.5 Pro I/O: Outperforms GPT-4 in Coding, Supports Native Video Understanding and Leads WebDev Arena
- learn.aisingapore.org: Coding, web apps with Gemini
- Google DeepMind Blog: Build rich, interactive web apps with an updated Gemini 2.5 Pro
- www.developer-tech.com: Google improves Gemini 2.5 Pro ahead of I/O 2025
- the-decoder.com: Google's new caching feature for Gemini 2.5 aims to reduce costs by up to 75 percent
- THE DECODER: Google introduces implicit caching in Gemini 2.5, aiming to cut developer costs by as much as 75 percent.
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