LLM/AI Changelog

Enterprise-grade data protections for Workspace for Education customers is now available in GeminiWhat:Available today, the new Gemini Education and Gemini Education Premium add-ons give Google Workspace for Education customers access to 1.5 Pro - Google’s most capable AI model widely available today, with enterprise-grade data protections. Administrators can manage Gemini settings within the Google Workspace Admin Console. The Gemini Education add-ons are available and optimized in English in over150 countries and territoriesWhy:With Gemini Education, education leaders, staff and students 18 years and older can save time, make learning more personal, inspire creativity and learn confidently in a private and secure environment. Gemini Education add-ons are covered under theGoogle Workspace for Education Terms of Service;your data is not reviewed by anyone, used to train AI models, or shared with other users or organizations.

Enterprise-grade data protections for Workspace for Education customers are now available in GeminiWhat: Available today, the new Gemini Education and Gemini Education Premium add-ons give Google Workspace for Education customers access to 1.5 Pro – Google's most capable AI model widely available today, with enterprise-grade data protections. Administrators can manage Gemini settings within the Google Workspace Admin console. The Gemini Education add-ons are available and optimised in English in over150 countries and territoriesWhy: With Gemini Education, education leaders, staff and students (18 years and older) can save time, make learning more personal, inspire creativity and learn confidently in a private and secure environment. Gemini Education add-ons are covered under theGoogle Workspace for Education Terms of Service;your data is not reviewed by anyone, used to train AI models or shared with other users or organisations.

Exclusive to Gemini Advanced: Data AnalysisWhat:You can now upload your spreadsheets for faster data processing & exploration, presentation-ready charts, and deeper insights. Upload Google Sheets, CSVs, and Excel files directly from Google Drive or your device.Why:Efficiently process, explore, analyze, and visualize your data to save time and uncover insights faster.

Today, we’re starting to roll out enhancements to data analysis:
Upload the latest file versions directly from Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive Personal, and Microsoft OneDrive including SharePointInteract with tables and charts in a new expandable viewCustomize and download presentation-ready charts and documents
Data analysis improvements are available in our new flagship model, GPT-4o, for ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise users.

Today, we’re starting to roll out enhancements to data analysis:
Upload the latest file versions directly from Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive Personal, and Microsoft OneDrive including SharepointInteract with tables and charts in a new expandable viewCustomize and download presentation-ready charts and documents
Data analysis improvements are available in our new flagship model, GPT-4o, for ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise users.

**API updates:**

- Introduced a 2M context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro (waitlist).
- Introduced pay-as-you-go [billing](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/billing) for Gemini 1.0 Pro, with Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash billing coming soon.
- Introduced increased rate limits for the upcoming paid tier of Gemini 1.5 Pro.
- Added built-in video support to the [File API](https://ai.google.dev/api/rest/v1beta/files).
- Added plain text support to the [File API](https://ai.google.dev/api/rest/v1beta/files).
- Added support for parallel function calling, which returns more than one call at a time.

Introducing Gemini 1.5 Pro to Gemini AdvancedWhat:Gemini Advanced gives you direct access to Google’s next-generation model, 1.5 Pro. With 1.5 Pro, Gemini Advanced can process significantly more information, running up to 1 million tokens - that's 1,500 pages.Gemini Advanced will also be availablein 150+ countries and territories, as well as 35+ supported languages.Why:A longer context window lets you solve more complex problems than ever before, which can save you time and boost productivity when you explore and analyze information. We're also gradually expanding access to more languages, countries, and territories to enable more people to experience Gemini Advanced.Upgrade to Gemini AdvancedExclusive to Gemini Advanced: Document UploadWhat:Seamlessly upload multiple Google Docs, PDFs, and Word files from Google Drive or your device for summaries, feedback, and insights about your academic, personal, and other documents.This new feature helps elevate your research and writing by summarizing complex topics, identifying trends within and across documents, sharing comprehensive feedback on your written work, and transforming notes and transcripts into structured outlines.Why:Unlock deeper insights from your documents and streamline your workflows with Gemini Advanced to save time.Chat with Gemini in Google MessagesWhat:Starting in English and onselect devices, you can now chat with Gemini directly in Google Messages. Try it out by clicking on the “Start chat” button on Google Messages and select Gemini.Why:You can draft messages, brainstorm ideas, plan events or simply have a fun conversation, all without leaving the Google Messages app.

Introducing Gemini 1.5 Pro to Gemini AdvancedWhat: Gemini Advanced gives you direct access to Google’s next-generation model, 1.5 Pro. With 1.5 Pro, Gemini Advanced can process significantly more information, running up to 1 million tokens – that's 1500 pages.Gemini Advanced will also be availablein 150+ countries and territories, as well as 35+ supported languages.Why:A longer context window lets you solve more complex problems than ever before, which can save you time and boost productivity when you explore and analyze information. We're also gradually expanding access to more languages, countries and territories to enable more people to experience Gemini Advanced.Upgrade to Gemini AdvancedExclusive to Gemini Advanced: Document UploadWhat:Seamlessly upload multiple Google Docs, PDFs, and Word files from Google Drive or your device for summaries, feedback, and insights about your academic, personal, and other documents.This new feature helps elevate your research and writing by summarizing complex topics, identifying trends within and across documents, sharing comprehensive feedback on your written work, and transforming notes and transcripts into structured outlines.Why:Unlock deeper insights from your documents and streamline your workflows with Gemini Advanced to save time.Chat with Gemini in Google MessagesWhat:Starting in English and onselect devices, you can now chat with Gemini directly in Google Messages. Try it out by clicking on the “Start chat” button on Google Messages and select Gemini.Why:You can draft messages, brainstorm ideas, plan events or simply have a fun conversation, all without leaving the Google Messages app.

**API updates:**

* Introduced a 2M context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro (waitlist).

* Introduced pay-as-you-go [billing](/docs/billing) for Gemini 1.0 Pro, with
Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash billing coming soon.

* Introduced increased rate limits for the upcoming paid tier of Gemini 1.5
Pro.

* Added built-in video support to the [File
API](https://ai.google.dev/api/rest/v1beta/files).

* Added plain text support to the [File
API](https://ai.google.dev/api/rest/v1beta/files).

* Added support for parallel function calling, which returns more than one
call at a time.

**API updates:**

* Introduced a 2M context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro (waitlist).

* Introduced pay-as-you-go [billing](/docs/billing) for Gemini 1.0 Pro, with
Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash billing coming soon.

* Introduced increased rate limits for the upcoming paid tier of Gemini 1.5
Pro.

* Added built-in video support to the [File
API](/api-reference/files).

* Added plain text support to the [File
API](/api-reference/files).

* Added support for parallel function calling, which returns more than one
call at a time.

GPT-4o is our newest flagship model that provides GPT-4-level intelligence that is much faster and improves on its capabilities across text, voice, and vision. Currently, only the new text and image capabilities have been rolled out. You can read more about the announcement here.Plus users will have a message limit that is up to 5x greater than free users, and Team and Enterprise users will have even higher limits.

GPT-4o is our newest flagship model that provides GPT-4-level intelligence that is much faster and improves on its capabilities across text, voice, and vision. Currently, only the new text and image capabilities have been rolled out. You can read more about the announcement here.
Plus users will have a message limit that is up to 5x greater than free users, and Team and Enterprise users will have even higher limits.

The Gemini mobile app is available in more languagesWhat: The Gemini app is available in languages like Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, and more. Chat to get help with writing, planning, learning and more in a variety of supported languages. Learn more about language, country, and device availability in theHelp Center.Why:We believe AI should be easier to access in your language, on the device you use the most.Extensions are now available in more languagesWhat:You can now access real-time info from Google apps and services like YouTube, Maps, Flights, and Hotelsin over 40 new languageswhere Gemini is available, including German, Portuguese, Spanish, and more. With the Gmail, Docs and Drive extensions, you can even easily find, summarise and get answers from your personal content. You’re in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.Why:We’re dedicated to developing Gemini for everyone. This means steadily introducing important features to new languages, while ensuring the best possible user experience.

The Gemini mobile app is available in more languagesWhat:The Gemini app is available in languages like Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, and more. Chat to get help with writing, planning, learning and more in a variety of supported languages. Learn more about language, country, and device availability in theHelp Center.Why:We believe AI should be easier to access in your language, on the device you use the most.Extensions are now available in more languagesWhat:You can now access real-time info from Google apps and services like YouTube, Maps, Flights, and Hotelsin over 40 new languageswhere Gemini is available, including German, Portuguese, Spanish, and more. With the Gmail, Docs, and Drive Extensions, you can even easily find, summarize and get answers even from your personal content. You’re in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.Why:We’re dedicated to developing Gemini for everyone. This means steadily introducing important features to new languages while ensuring the best possible user experience.

The Gemini mobile app is available in more languagesWhat: The Gemini app is available in languages like Japanese, Korean, Spanish,
Portuguese, and more. Chat to get help with writing, planning, learning and more in a
variety of supported languages. Learn more about language, country, and device availability in theHelp Center.Why:We believe AI should be easier to access in your language, on the device you use the most.Extensions are now available in more languagesWhat:You can now access real-time info from Google apps and services like YouTube, Maps, Flights, and Hotelsin over 40 new languageswhere Gemini is available, including German, Portuguese, Spanish, and more. With the Gmail, Docs and Drive extensions, you can even
easily find, summarise and get answers from your personal content. You’re in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.Why:We’re dedicated to developing Gemini for everyone. This means steadily introducing
important features to new languages, while ensuring the best possible user experience.

**Model updates:**

- Released [Gemini 1.5 Pro](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini#gemini-1.5-pro) (`gemini-1.5-pro-latest`) in preview.
- Released a new text embedding model, `text-embeddings-004`, which supports [elastic embedding](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/embeddings#elastic-embedding) sizes under 768.

**API updates:**

- Released the [File API](https://ai.google.dev/api/rest/v1beta/files) for temporarily storing media files for use in prompting.
- Added support for prompting with text, image, and audio data, also known as *multimodal* prompting. To learn more, see [Prompting with media](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/prompting_with_media).
- Released [System instructions](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/system-instructions) in beta.
- Added [Function calling mode](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/function-calling#function_calling_mode), which defines the execution behavior for function calling.
- Added support for the `response_mime_type` configuration option, which lets you request responses in [JSON format](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/api-overview#json).

**Model updates:**

* Released [Gemini 1.5 Pro](/docs/models)
(`gemini-1.5-pro-latest`) in preview.

* Released a new text embedding model, `text-embeddings-004`, which supports
[elastic embedding](/docs/embeddings) sizes under 768.


**API updates:**

* Released the [File API](https://ai.google.dev/api/rest/v1beta/files) for
temporarily storing media files for use in prompting.

* Added support for prompting with text, image, and audio data, also known as
*multimodal* prompting. To learn more, see [Prompting with
media](/docs/files#prompt-guide).

* Released [System instructions](/docs/text-generation) in beta.

* Added [Function calling mode](/docs/function-calling#function_calling_modes),
which defines the execution behavior for function calling.

* Added support for the `response_mime_type` configuration option, which lets
you request responses in [JSON format](https://ai.google.dev/api#json).

**Model updates:**

* Released [Gemini 1.5 Pro](/docs/models)
(`gemini-1.5-pro-latest`) in preview.

* Released a new text embedding model, `text-embeddings-004`, which supports
[elastic embedding](/docs/embeddings) sizes under 768.


**API updates:**

* Released the [File API](/api-reference/files) for
temporarily storing media files for use in prompting.

* Added support for prompting with text, image, and audio data, also known as
*multimodal* prompting. To learn more, see [Prompting with
media](/docs/files#prompt-guide).

* Released [System instructions](/docs/text-generation) in beta.

* Added [Function calling mode](/docs/function-calling#function_calling_modes),
which defines the execution behavior for function calling.

* Added support for the `response_mime_type` configuration option, which lets
you request responses in [JSON format](/api-reference/generate-content/generate-content#request-body).

A better way to tune the Gemini web app’s responsesWhat:We’re launching a more precise way for you to tune Gemini’s responses. Starting in English in the Gemini web app, just select the portion of text you want to change, give Gemini some instruction, and get an output that’s closer to what you are looking for.Why:We want to give you more control over your creative process by letting you iterate on content and ideas in the context of the original response.

A better way to tune the Gemini web app's responsesWhat: We're launching a more precise way for you to tune Gemini's responses. Starting in English in the Gemini web app, just select the portion of text you want to change, give Gemini some instruction, and get an output that’s closer to what you are looking for.Why:We want to give you more control over your creative process by letting you iterate on content and ideas in the context of the original response.

Enterprise-grade data protections for Workspace customers is now available in GeminiWhat:Available today, the new Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans give Google Workspace customers access to one of Google’s most capable AI models, 1.0 Ultra in Gemini and enterprise-grade data protections. Administrators can manage Gemini settings via the Google Workspace admin console. The Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans are available and optimized in English in over150 countries and territories.Why:Businesses should be able to use Gemini confidently at work. With the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans, you can elevate your creativity and productivity with access to one of our most powerful models, 1.0 Ultra, while also trusting that your conversations aren't used to train Gemini models. This is just the beginning ​​with even more innovation to come,upgrade todayto Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise.

Enterprise-grade data protections for Workspace customers is now available in GeminiWhat: Available today, the new Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans give Google Workspace customers access to one of Google's most capable AI models, 1.0 Ultra in Gemini and enterprise-grade data protections. Administrators can manage Gemini settings via the Google Workspace admin console. The Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans are available and optimized in English in over150 countries and territories.Why:Businesses should be able to use Gemini confidently at work. With the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans, you can elevate your creativity and productivity with access to one of our most powerful models, 1.0 Ultra, while also trusting that your conversations aren't used to train Gemini models. This is just the beginning ​​with even more innovation to come,upgrade todayto Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise.

Exclusive to Gemini Advanced: Edit and run Python codeWhat:Exclusive to Gemini Advanced, you can now edit and run Python code snippets directly in Gemini's user interface. This allows you to experiment with code, see how changes affect the output, and verify that the code works as intended.Why:These coding capabilities are particularly beneficial for two main use cases: learning and verification. For example, students can play with Gemini's code examples to better understand how modifications impact the outputs. This interactive learning experience can help you grasp coding concepts more effectively. Or, developers can quickly check if the code generated by Gemini runs correctly before copying it. This saves you time and ensures that the code you use is functional.

Exclusive to Gemini Advanced: Edit and run Python codeWhat: Exclusive to Gemini Advanced, you can now edit and run Python code snippets directly in Gemini's user interface. This allows you to experiment with code, see how changes affect the output, and verify that the code works as intended.Why:These coding capabilities are particularly beneficial for two main use cases: learning and verification. For example, students can play with Gemini's code examples to better understand how modifications impact the outputs. This interactive learning experience can help you grasp coding concepts more effectively. Or, developers can quickly check if the code generated by Gemini runs correctly before copying it. This saves you time and ensures that the code you use is functional.

We’re testing memory with ChatGPT. Remembering things you discuss across all chats saves you from having to repeat information and makes future conversations more helpful.You're in control of ChatGPT's memory. You can explicitly tell it to remember something, ask it what it remembers, and tell it to forget conversationally or through settings. You can also turn it off entirely.We are rolling out to a small portion of ChatGPT free and Plus users this week to learn how useful it is. We will share plans for a broader roll out soon.You can read more about memory and controls here.

We’re testing memory with ChatGPT. Remembering things you discuss across all chats saves you from having to repeat information and makes future conversations more helpful.
You're in control of ChatGPT's memory. You can explicitly tell it to remember something, ask it what it remembers, and tell it to forget conversationally or through settings. You can also turn it off entirely.
We are rolling out to a small portion of ChatGPT free and Plus users this week to learn how useful it is. We will share plans for a broader roll out soon.
You can read more about memory and controls here.

Bard is now GeminiWhat:Gemini is the best way to get direct access to Google AI. All the collaborative capabilities you know and love are still here, and will keep getting better in the Gemini era. We’ve also evolved the UI to reduce visual distractions, improve legibility, and simplify the navigation.Why:We’re committed to giving everyone direct access to Google AI and, as of this week, every Gemini user across our supported countries and languages has access to Google’s best family of AI models. To better reflect this commitment, we’ve renamed Bard to Gemini.Try Gemini Advanced to access Google’s most capable AI model, 1.0 UltraWhat:Gemini Advanced gives you access to our most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra. If you want to be one of the first to access Google’s latest AI advancements as they become available, this is for you. With our 1.0 Ultra model, Gemini Advanced is far more capable at highly complex tasks like coding, logical reasoning, following nuanced instructions, and creative collaboration. Plus, Gemini Advanced will continue to expand with new and exclusive features in the coming months, including expanded multi-modal capabilities, even better coding features, as well as the ability to upload and more deeply analyze files, documents, data, and more. Gemini Advanced is a paid plan available in over150 countries and territories. It is available and optimized only for English with our 1.0 Ultra model, but can respond to queries in other languages that Gemini is available in.Learn moreWhy:With Gemini Advanced, you can be one of the first to try our most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra. We’re just getting started and Gemini Advanced will continue to get even better. We invite you to join us on this journey.Upgrade to Gemini AdvancedChat to supercharge your ideas in the Gemini appWhat:Get help learning in new ways, writing thank you notes, planning events, and more with Google AI on your phone. Gemini is integrated with Google apps like Gmail, Maps, and YouTube, mak

Bard is now GeminiWhat: Gemini is the best way to get direct access to Google AI. All the collaborative capabilities you know and love are still here, and will keep getting better in the Gemini era. We’ve also evolved the UI to reduce visual distractions, improve legibility, and simplify the navigation.Why:We’re committed to giving everyone direct access to Google AI and, as of this week, every Gemini user across our supported countries and languages has access to Google’s best family of AI models. To better reflect this commitment, we’ve renamed Bard to Gemini.Try Gemini Advanced to access Google’s most capable AI model, 1.0 UltraWhat:Gemini Advanced gives you access to our most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra. If you want to be one of the first to access Google's latest AI advancements as they become available, this is for you. With our 1.0 Ultra model, Gemini Advanced is far more capable at highly complex tasks like coding, logical reasoning, following nuanced instructions and creative collaboration. Plus, Gemini Advanced will continue to expand with new and exclusive features in the coming months, including expanded multi-modal capabilities and even better coding features, as well as the ability to upload and more deeply analyse files, documents, data and more. Gemini Advanced is a paid plan available in overcountries and territories. It is available and optimised only for English with our 1.0 Ultra model, but can respond to queries in other languages that Gemini is available in.Learn moreWhy: With Gemini Advanced, you can be one of the first to try our most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra. We're just getting started, and Gemini Advanced will continue to get even better. We invite you to join us on this journey.Upgrade to Gemini AdvancedChat to supercharge your ideas in the Gemini appWhat:Get help learning in new ways, writing thank you notes, planning events, and more with Google AI on your phone. Gemini is integrated with Google apps like Gmail, Maps and YouTube, maki

Create images with BardWhat:You can create captivating images for work, play, and anything in between with Bard. It’s easy to use - simply enter a few words to bring your imagination to life, starting with English prompts. Click ‘Generate more’ for more options and download the ones you like.Learn more.Why:Sometimes you might have a picture in mind and now you can easily bring that to life. Create totally unique images in seconds without having to learn complex software.Bard with Gemini Pro is coming to more languagesWhat:Bard with Gemini Pro is coming worldwide toall languageswhere Bard is available.With this upgrade, Bard will be far more capable at things like understanding, summarizing, reasoning, brainstorming, writing and planning.Why:With Gemini Pro, you can discover new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Bard.Double-check coming to more languagesWhat:Double-check is now available for Bard responses inmost supported languages.Why:We're working to enable the double-check feature in additional languages to help more users evaluate Bard's responses in their learning journeys.

Create images with BardWhat: You can create captivating images for work, play and anything in between with Bard. It’s easy to use – simply enter a few words to bring your imagination to life, starting with English prompts. Click "Generate more" for more options and download the ones you like.Why: Sometimes you might have a picture in mind and now you can easily bring that to life. Create totally unique images in seconds without having to learn complex software.Bard with Gemini Pro is coming to more languagesWhat:Bard with Gemini Pro is coming worldwide toall languageswhere Bard is available.With this upgrade, Bard will be far more capable at things like understanding, summarizing, reasoning, brainstorming, writing and planning.Why:With Gemini Pro, you can discover new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Bard.Double-check coming to more languagesWhat:Double-check is now available for Bard responses inmost supported languages.Why:We're working to enable the double-check feature in additional languages to help more users evaluate Bard's responses in their learning journeys.

Discover what’s trending in the GPT Store
The store features a diverse range of GPTs developed by our partners and the community. Browse popular and trending GPTs on the community leaderboard, with categories like DALL·E, writing, research, programming, education, and lifestyle.Explore GPTs at chatgpt.com/gpts.
Use ChatGPT alongside your team
We’re launching a new ChatGPT plan for teams of all sizes, which provides a secure, collaborative workspace to get the most out of ChatGPT at work.ChatGPT Team offers access to our advanced models like GPT-4 and DALL·E 3, and tools like Advanced Data Analysis. It additionally includes a dedicated collaborative workspace for your team and admin tools for team management. As with ChatGPT Enterprise, you own and control your business data — we do not train on your business data or conversations, and our models don’t learn from your usage. More details on our data privacy practices can be found on our privacy page and Trust Portal.You can learn more about the ChatGPT Team plan here.

Discover what’s trending in the GPT Store
The store features a diverse range of GPTs developed by our partners and the community. Browse popular and trending GPTs on the community leaderboard, with categories like DALL·E, writing, research, programming, education, and lifestyle.
Explore GPTs at chatgpt.com/gpts.
Use ChatGPT alongside your team
We’re launching a new ChatGPT plan for teams of all sizes, which provides a secure, collaborative workspace to get the most out of ChatGPT at work.
ChatGPT Team offers access to our advanced models like GPT-4 and DALL·E 3, and tools like Advanced Data Analysis. It additionally includes a dedicated collaborative workspace for your team and admin tools for team management. As with ChatGPT Enterprise, you own and control your business data — we do not train on your business data or conversations, and our models don’t learn from your usage. More details on our data privacy practices can be found on our privacy page and Trust Portal.
You can learn more about the ChatGPT Team plan here.

Expanding Bard Extensions to new languagesWhat:You can now use Bard to access helpful information from Google apps and services in Japanese and Korean, as well as English. With Bard Extensions, you can retrieve real-time info from YouTube, Hotels, Flights, and Maps and even allow Bard to retrieve information from your Gmail, Docs, and Drive, so you can easily find, summarize and get answers from your personal content. You're in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.Why:We're committed to building Bard responsibly, gradually bringing key features to more languages over time.Bard can now support exporting more languages to ReplitWhat:In addition to Python, the Export to Replit feature will now support 18 programming languages including C++, Javascript, Ruby, SQL and Swift.Why:As we continue to see developers come to Bard for help with coding, we've heard that you want to engage in Bard's coding-specific features in more programming languages.

Expanding Bard extensions to new languagesWhat: You can now use Bard to access helpful information from Google apps and services in Japanese and Korean, as well as English. With Bard extensions, you can retrieve real-time info from YouTube, Hotels, Flights and Maps, and even allow Bard to retrieve information from your Gmail, Docs and Drive, so you can easily find, summarise and get answers from your personal content. You're in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.Why:We're committed to building Bard responsibly, gradually bringing key features to more languages over time.Bard can now support exporting more languages to ReplitWhat:In addition to Python, the Export to Replit feature will now support 18 programming languages including C++, Javascript, Ruby, SQL and Swift.Why:As we continue to see developers come to Bard for help with coding, we've heard that you want to engage in Bard's coding-specific features in more programming languages.

**Model updates:**

- gemini-pro: New text model for a wide variety of tasks. Balances capability and efficiency.
- gemini-pro-vision: New multimodal model for a wide variety of tasks. Balances capability and efficiency.
- embedding-001: New embeddings model.
- aqa: A new specially tuned model that is trained to answer questions using text passages for grounding generated answers.

See [Gemini models](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini) for more details.

**API version updates:**

- v1: The stable API channel.
- v1beta: Beta channel. This channel has features that may be under development.

See [the API versions topic](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/api-versions) for more details.

**API updates:**

- `GenerateContent` is a single unified endpoint for chat and text.
- Streaming available through the `StreamGenerateContent` method.
- Multimodal capability: Image is a new supported modality
- New beta features:
- [Function Calling](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/function-calling)
- [Semantic Retriever](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/semantic_retrieval)
- Attributed Question Answering (AQA)
- Updated candidate count: Gemini models only return 1 candidate.
- Different Safety Settings and SafetyRating categories. See [safety settings](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/safety-settings) for more details.
- Tuning models is not yet supported for Gemini models (Work in progress).

**Model updates:**

* gemini-pro: New text model for a wide variety of tasks. Balances capability
and efficiency.

* gemini-pro-vision: New multimodal model for a wide variety of tasks.
Balances capability and efficiency.

* embedding-001: New embeddings model.

* aqa: A new specially tuned model that is trained to answer questions using
text passages for grounding generated answers.


See [Gemini models](/docs/models) for more details.

**API version updates:**

* v1: The stable API channel.
* v1beta: Beta channel. This channel has features that may be under
development.

See [the API versions topic](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/api-versions) for more details.

**API updates:**

* `GenerateContent` is a single unified endpoint for chat and text.

* Streaming available through the `StreamGenerateContent` method.

* Multimodal capability: Image is a new supported modality

* New beta features:

* [Function Calling](/docs/function-calling)
* Semantic Retriever
* Attributed Question Answering (AQA)

* Updated candidate count: Gemini models only return 1 candidate.

* Different Safety Settings and SafetyRating categories. See [safety
settings](/docs/safety-settings) for more details.

* Tuning models is not yet supported for Gemini models (Work in progress).

Bard is getting its biggest upgrade yet with Gemini ProWhat:Starting today, we’re introducing Gemini Pro in Bard, for Bard’s biggest upgrade yet. We’ve specifically tuned Gemini Pro in Bard to be far more capable at things like understanding and summarizing, reasoning, coding, and planning. You can try out Bard with Gemini Pro for text-based prompts, with support for other modalities coming soon. It will be available in English in more than 170 countries and territories to start, and come to more languages and places, like Europe, in the near future.Why:Today, Google introducedGemini, the most capable AI model in the world. Gemini unlocks new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Bard.

Bard is getting its biggest upgrade yet with Gemini ProWhat: As of today, we're introducing Gemini Pro in Bard, for Bard's biggest upgrade yet. We've specifically tuned Gemini Pro in Bard to be far more capable at things such as understanding and summarising, reasoning, coding and planning. You can try out Bard with Gemini Pro for text-based prompts, with support for other modalities coming soon. It will be available in English in more than 170 countries and territories to start, and come to more languages and places, like Europe, in the near future.Why:Today, Google introducedGemini, the most capable AI model in the world. Gemini unlocks new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Bard.

Expanding Bard’s understanding of YouTube videosWhat:We're taking the first steps in Bard's ability to understand YouTube videos. For example, if you’re looking for videos on how to make olive oil cake, you can now also ask how many eggs the recipe in the first video requires.Why:We’ve heard you want deeper engagement with YouTube videos. So we’re expanding the YouTube Extension to understand some video content so you can have a richer conversation with Bard about it.

Bard is available for more age groupsWhat:Bard is expanding access to teens in most countries around the world, starting with English. We’ve added age-appropriate protections, updated onboarding for teens, and developed experiences geared to empower exploration and learning with Bard. Want to learn more about generative AI and its abilities and limitations?Learn about generative AI.Why:We believe Bard can be a helpful tool for teens when they need a little extra inspiration and motivation on their ideas, hobbies, and plans, or when they want to better understand topics quickly in a style that works for them. Whether it's learning homework concepts or getting support through big milestones like applying to their first job or preparing for college, Bard can help.Get help with math equations on BardWhat:Getting stuck on that math equation? Starting with English, Bard can give you step-by-step explanations to the problem, so you can solve similar ones in the future. Just ask Bard, or take a photo of the question and upload it.Why:To learn math effectively, it is important to deeply understand the concept and to practice often. Bard helps you understand and practice new math concepts by giving you not only the solution, but by showing you how to approach solving each one of them.Bard helps you visualize dataWhat:Starting with English, Bard can generate charts from data you include in your prompts or from tables that Bard generates during your conversations.Why:Charts provide a visual way to understand data that you’re interested in learning more about.

Bard is available for more age groupsWhat: Bard is expanding access to teenagers in most countries around the world, starting with English. We’ve added age-appropriate protections, updated onboarding for teenagers and developed experiences geared to empower exploration and learning with Bard. Want to learn more about generative AI and its abilities and limitations?Why: We believe Bard can be a helpful tool for teenagers when they need a little extra inspiration and motivation on their ideas, hobbies and plans, or when they want to better understand topics quickly in a style that works for them. Whether it's learning homework concepts or getting support through big milestones like applying to their first job or preparing for college, Bard can help.Get help with math equations on BardWhat:Getting stuck on that math equation? Starting with English, Bard can give you step-by-step explanations to the problem, so you can solve similar ones in the future. Just ask Bard, or take a photo of the question and upload it.Why:To learn math effectively, it is important to deeply understand the concept and to practice often. Bard helps you understand and practice new math concepts by giving you not only the solution, but by showing you how to approach solving each one of them.Bard helps you visualize dataWhat:Starting with English, Bard can generate charts from data you include in your prompts or from tables that Bard generates during your conversations.Why:Charts provide a visual way to understand data that you’re interested in learning more about.