Google I/O 2025: EVERYTHING You Need to Know!

## New & Updated AI Models

Google DeepMind has clearly been in overdrive, unveiling a suite of powerful and specialized models:

- **Gemini 2.5 Pro “Deep Think”**

A significant revision of the Pro model, introducing parallel thinking for complex math and coding tasks, plus configurable thinking budgets for more control. (Available first to trusted testers via Gemini API, then general roll-out; Ultra subscribers get early access).

- **Gemini 2.5 Flash**

Now faster, more economical, and features “thought summaries” for improved transparency into its reasoning. (New preview version with better speed/efficiency/coding available, GA in June 2025).

- **Gemma 3n**

An ultra-lightweight multimodal model (text, image, audio, video) designed for smartphones and edge devices, supporting multilingual input. (Preview for developers on AI Studio & AI Edge).

- **Gemini Diffusion**

An experimental research model for text generation, reportedly 5× faster than previous top models. (Developer preview via waitlist).

- **Lyria RealTime & Lyria 2**

- **Lyria 2:** Now live in Vertex AI for high-fidelity adaptive music generation.

- **Lyria RealTime:** An experimental interactive music LLM for live performance and fine-tuning via API. (Available via Gemini API & Google AI Studio).

- **MedGemma & SignGemma**

Open special models tailored for medical image analysis and sign language translation, respectively.

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## Groundbreaking Generative Media Tools

Creating content with AI is about to get a major upgrade:

- **Veo 3**

Google’s most advanced video generator, producing 4K realism with native audio, dialogue, and noise synthesis. (Available in the US for Google AI Ultra subscribers in Gemini app & Flow; private preview on Vertex AI; broader availability in coming weeks).

- **Veo 2 Enhancements**

Gaining new features like reference-powered video (consistent style/characters), camera controls, outpainting, and object add/remove. (Some controls in Flow now, full set to Vertex AI soon).

- **Imagen 4**

A 2K image model delivering richer, more detailed, and accurate images, with improved text rendering and prompt results. (Free in Gemini app, Whisk, Workspace, Vertex AI; new fast version launching soon).

- **Flow**

A new AI filmmaking tool combining Veo 3 and Imagen 4 with Gemini, allowing users to build complete scenes from text prompts and manage assets. (Available now to Google AI Pro & Ultra subscribers in the US).

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## Empowering Developers & Creators

A slew of new tools and platform upgrades are here:

- **Agentic Colab**

A notebook environment that can repair its own code and execute tasks automatically.

- **Gemini Code Assist 2.5**

A free co-pilot and code review agent, now with a 2 million token context window.

- **Firebase Studio**

An AI workspace that converts Figma designs into full-stack applications and automatically sets up backends.

- **Jules**

An asynchronous coding agent (powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro) that handles bug fixes and feature prototypes in the background within GitHub or your repo, featuring concurrent tasks and an audio changelog. (Public beta, free for now).

- **Stitch**

Generates UI design and frontend code directly from descriptions or images.

- **Google AI Studio Upgrade**

Direct integration of Gemini 2.5 Pro, Imagen 4, and Veo 3 into the Editor, plus the GenAI SDK.

- **New Gemini API Functions**

Includes Native Audio Output, Live API, Async Function Calls, Computer Use API, URL Context, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support for easier agent/tool integration.

- **“Thought Summaries”**

Now available in Gemini API and Vertex AI, providing step-by-step explanations of Gemini’s reasoning and tool usage.

- **SynthID Detector**

A portal for checking if images, audio, video, or text were generated using Google’s AI tools. (Rolling out to early testers via waitlist, broader access to follow).

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## AI Woven into Your Google Experience

Gemini is becoming an even more integral part of your daily Google interactions:

- **AI Mode in Search**

Rolling out to all US users, this new tab in Google Search is powered by Gemini 2.5, offering advanced reasoning, longer queries, multimodal search, and instant high-quality answers. Features “Deep Search” for synthesized, cited reports from hundreds of simultaneous searches. Future integrations include “Live” capabilities (point camera, ask questions), “Agentic” tools (buy tickets, manage tasks), and personal context from Google apps (under user control).

- **Gemini in Chrome**

Contextual website assistance directly in the browser (e.g., summarize, clarify, get help). Rolling out on desktop for Google AI Pro & Ultra users in the US (English), with privacy controls.

- **Gemini App Updates**

- **Canvas:** A new one-click “Create” button to easily turn chats into interactive content like infographics, quizzes, and podcasts in 45 languages.

- **Deep Research:** Now allows uploading files (PDFs, screenshots, notes) and images; Google Drive and Gmail integration coming soon for comprehensive, contextual reports.

- **Gemini Live:** Free camera and screen sharing features (building on Project Astra’s capabilities) now rolling out on Android and iOS. Point your camera, talk to Gemini in real-time. Soon integrating with Calendar, Keep, Maps, and Tasks for smarter planning, shopping, and fixing.

- **Project Beam (Successor to Project Starline)**

An AI-powered 3D video calling platform turning 2D streams into immersive, realistic meetings. Launching in collaboration with HP and other enterprise partners later this year.

- **Agent Mode (Building on Project Mariner)**

Coming soon for Ultra desktop users, allowing Gemini to handle complex online goals like filtering listings, filling forms, or scheduling from search results using the MCP protocol and automated navigation. Agentic computer use abilities also coming to developers via Gemini API & Vertex AI.

- **Real-time Translation in Google Meet**

Enhancing global communication.

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## New Subscription Tiers: Accessing the Power

- **Google AI Pro:** \$19.99/month. Available in the US and other countries, with some newest features (like Flow, Gemini in Chrome) coming first to the US. College students in the US, UK, Brazil, Indonesia, and Japan can get a free school year.

- **Google AI Ultra:** \$249.99/month (50% off for the first 3 months for new users). Offers the highest usage limits, earliest access to advanced models like Veo 3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Think, Flow at highest limits, exclusive access to Agent Mode, plus YouTube Premium and a whopping 30 TB of storage. Available now in the US, with more countries coming soon.

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## The Bigger Picture: What This All Means

This I/O was a clear demonstration of Google’s strategy to build an unparalleled, coordinated AI ecosystem. Gemini is now designed to work proactively within the system, anticipating needs from emails and calendars to suggest solutions in advance – a significant novelty.

The deep integration of Gemini’s native language module across almost all Google products (Watch, XR Glasses, Pixelphone) allows for adaptive functionality and extended capabilities (like Maps overlay in XR). This goes beyond previous ecosystem plays, even offering an impressive 30 TB of storage with the Ultra Tier.

The sheer number of high-quality models, especially the leap made by DeepThink and the efficiency of Flash 2.5, showcases the prowess of Google DeepMind.

Between the lines, Google hinted at its ambitions with Genie 2, a first attempt at a “world model.” The goal is a true Worldmodel – a training environment for future intelligence, potentially simulating all eventualities for robots. This signals Google’s belief that their definition of AGI is approaching, and robots may follow sooner rather than later.

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## In Summary

Google I/O 2025 can be boiled down to this: software and hardware are aligning better than ever, the ecosystem is broader and more fine-tuned, and personalization of AI is a key focus arriving in the coming months. AI is truly going live.

Google has not only heard the wake-up call from competitors like OpenAI but has responded with a “kite scream” – a powerful, overwhelming display of innovation. As Satya Nadella once said he wanted to make Google “dance,” Google danced indeed, and perhaps more impressively than anyone anticipated.

Google is back, more combative, and more innovative than ever.

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