[beAbU]

Google has been consistently found with their finger up their nose during this entire AI bubble.

The reason why they are so silent is because they are still reacting to ChatGPT 3.5

[jug]

Gemini 2.0 Experimental is now a leading LLM. They started out poorly, but after a more reasonable 1.5 Pro, 2.0 is in another class entirely and a direct competitor to o1 (or o1-mini as for Gemini 2.0 Flash). They've made quick strides forward as the DeepMind team is kicking into gear, and I feel like they're neglected a bit too often these days, especially now while usage cost on AI Studio is a nice $0.

[Arthur_ODC]

Definitely. The 1206 is probably my favorite out of any I've ever used.

[christianqchung]

The Gemini launch was a complete disaster, but technically speaking since February 2024, Gemini 1.5 pro and the ensuing lineup have been very impressive.

[rvz]

A lot can change in a year.

[staticman2]

Gemini 1.5 pro is extremely impressive at reading 2 million tokens of a document and answering questions about it. And at least for the time being it's offered for free on AI studio.

[upbeat_general]

imo gemini-exp-1206 is the best public LLM that exists right now.

[staticman2]

Gemini-exp-1206 seems significantly dumber than 1.5 pro on reading and comprehending large context documents.