Google Unveils Gemini 2.0: Enhanced AI Models for the Agentic Era

Google has announced Gemini 2.0, the next generation of its large language models (LLMs), designed for what the company calls "the agentic era." This significant upgrade builds upon Gemini 1.5, delivering substantial improvements in performance and capabilities. Gemini 2.0 Flash: Key Features The first model in the Gemini 2.0 family, Gemini 2.0 Flash, is now available in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI. Key enhancements include: Enhanced Performance: Twice the speed of Gemini 1.5 Flash, with similarly fast response times. Multimodal Capabilities: Supports input from images, text, video, and audio, including combinations of images and text, and multilingual text-to-speech audio. Google Search Integration: Natively accesses Google Search for up-to-date information. Third-Party Code Execution: Allows for execution of third-party code and pre-defined functions. Multimodal Live API: A new API for developers to integrate multimodal capabilities into their applications. A chat-optimized…