Gemini 3 won't be released in September or November—the current plan is early December, unless Google changes its mind at the last minute.

Tech giants typically avoid late December launch windows due to low media attention and many people being on vacation.

Interestingly, Gemini 2.5 Pro's current performance is already strong enough, giving Google the leeway to delay the new version. Some see this as procrastination, but it's more likely a strategic choice—better to wait until fully prepared than rush out a half-baked product.


Of course, some argue that Google has always had issues with iteration speed, which is the real concern. While Claude and GPT evolve rapidly, how long can Gemini's "good enough" strategy hold up?

That said, both Gemini 1 and 2 were released in December, so this might just be tradition. Rather than speculating about the launch date, a more fundamental question is: with 2.5 Pro already "not exciting anymore," what exactly is Google preparing in 3.0 that's worth the wait?


(That last meme about "Google employees probably not being very calm" is spot-on—who knows if they're scrambling to meet deadlines right now?)