Gemini 3.5 Pro delayed; Pichai looks to Gemini 4 for the frontier
On Alphabet’s Q2 earnings call, Sundar Pichai named coding as an area to improve and said Google needs Gemini 4 for the next frontier — with Gemini 3.5 Pro still delayed, per Search Engine Journal.
Why it matters: Roadmap pressure at the top: the models under Search are behind where Google wants them.
Posted to the wire July 23, 2026.