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Gemini Pro

software

One kind of Gemini. Also: Flash.

Steven Bartlett
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3 creators use or recommend it

▲ 2 active in the last 90 days

2 use 1 recommend 8 mention 4 critical
Last discussed Oct 9, 2026

How Gemini Pro compares

9 creators weighed in

Grouped with Claude 4.7 as capable but below GPT-5.5 Pro for highly complex cases

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4 creators
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Derya Unutmaz

"If I'm going to diagnose and treat a subtype of lung cancer, I'm pretty sure Gemini 3.1 Pro or Claude 4.7 — they all do a pretty good job."

Grouped with Claude 4.7 as capable but below GPT-5.5 Pro for highly complex cases

How I AI

"Look at this Fable 5 compared to Opus 48, GPT55 and Gemini 3.1 Pro."

Used as benchmark comparison, with Fable 5 outperforming it

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Kieran Klaassen

"My favorite UI model is Gemini mostly. I think it's either as good or better than Gemini for design, which is great because if one model can do everything."

Compared favorably to other models for design, though Kieran thinks Opus 4.8 may now be as good

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Gavin Baker

"I remember when Gemini 3.1 Pro came out and it was mind-blowing to me. It was so good. And today it's intolerable."

Previously competitive but now fallen behind Claude and ChatGPT on Pareto frontier

One of the big three with ChatGPT and Claude; he calls it weirdly neurotic and self-flagellating when told it did a bad job

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Ethan Mollick

"Anthropic 4.5 Opus and Gemini 3 Pro. Those are the sort of starting pack of tools you can use. They're all capable of doing agentic work... Gemini is an interesting set. Very smart overall model. Weirdly neurotic."

One of the big three with ChatGPT and Claude; he calls it weirdly neurotic and self-flagellating when told it did a bad job

John Coogan

"GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro preview are all around just north of a thousand ELO on chess benchmark."

Compared to GPT-5.5 on chess ELO benchmark; both around 1000 ELO.

Claire Vo

"The model that I forgot we were testing scored the best. Gemini 3 Pro up here at the top of the leaderboard, tied with the brand new drop Sonnet 5 and GPT-5.5. I was not expecting Gemini to be at the top of this leaderboard."

Topped the automated leaderboard tied with Sonnet 5 and ChatGPT 5.5; Claire personally ranked it lowest among her taste preferences, calling its output bare bones

Discussed in context of AI model versioning/numbering strategies alongside OpenAI and Anthropic

3 creators
John Coogan

"Going into the Gemini app right now and seeing that there's 3.5 Flash but then you have to go back to 3.1 Pro. I think 3.1 Pro is the most advanced model, but they default you to 3.1 Flash Light. I would expect them to jump forward to fo..."

Discussed in context of AI model versioning/numbering strategies alongside OpenAI and Anthropic

Garry Tan

"Gemini 2.5 Pro was the moment — that was as good as it was, but it wasn't enough."

Compared unfavorably to OpenAI and Anthropic models; described as Google's best but still 'not enough'

Riley Brown

"Everyone was hoping for this model to be released, Gemini 3.5 Pro, which was their Frontier model, but by the looks of it, it's not going to actually be Frontier"

Not as good as Composer 2.5, well behind OpenAI and Anthropic

Which version

Each new Pro replaces the last.

2 creators didn't say which. Their quotes are labeled with when they said it, so you can tell which was out at the time.

What creators say

Steven Bartlett
uses ProSaid Jul 2026, when Gemini 3.5 Pro was newest
Used for: Real-time fact-checking and summarizing scientific claims during podcast recording Praised: Most advanced model available; not biased by medical establishment consensus

"I'm using Gemini Pro, which is the most advanced model. I always use it for fact-checking and stuff."

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Jason Oppenheim
uses Gemini 3 Pro3 versions old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro

"I'm already having Gemini Pro 3, whatever it is, doing all my legal analysis and it's incredible."

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Ethan Mollick
recommends Gemini 3 Pro3 versions old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro
Praised: Very smart overall model; capable of agentic work vs: One of the big three with ChatGPT and Claude; he calls it weirdly neurotic an...

"Anthropic 4.5 Opus and Gemini 3 Pro. Those are the sort of starting pack of tools you can use. They're all capable of doing agentic work... Gemini is an interesting set. Very smart overall model. Weirdly neurotic."

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John Coogan
mentioned Gemini 3.1 Pro2 versions old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro
vs: Compared to GPT-5.5 on chess ELO benchmark; both around 1000 ELO.

"GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro preview are all around just north of a thousand ELO on chess benchmark."

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Gemini 3.1 Pro2 versions old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro

"Going into the Gemini app right now and seeing that there's 3.5 Flash but then you have to go back to 3.1 Pro. I think 3.1 Pro is the most advanced..."

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Derya Unutmaz
mentioned Gemini 3.1 Pro2 versions old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro
Used for: Medical diagnosis of cancer subtypes vs: Grouped with Claude 4.7 as capable but below GPT-5.5 Pro for highly complex c...

"If I'm going to diagnose and treat a subtype of lung cancer, I'm pretty sure Gemini 3.1 Pro or Claude 4.7 — they all do a pretty good job."

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Peter Diamandis
mentioned Gemini 3.5 Pro1 version old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro
vs: Not yet at the optimal frontier compared to Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, and xAI

"Google, by the way, still not on the optimal frontier. Gemini 3.5 Pro reportedly delayed. Hope that Google catches up, ironically, to the optimal frontier and we get five American labs."

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Garry Tan
mentioned Gemini 2.5 Pro4 versions old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro
vs: Compared unfavorably to OpenAI and Anthropic models; described as Google's be...

"Gemini 2.5 Pro was the moment — that was as good as it was, but it wasn't enough."

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Claire Vo
mentioned Gemini 3.1 Pro2 versions old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro
vs: Listed as a benchmark competitor that GLM 5.2 outperforms on coding evaluations

"You can see it's about on par with GPT 5.5 and almost up to Claude Opus 4.8, certainly beating Gemini 3.1 Pro."

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How I AI
mentioned Gemini 3.1 Pro2 versions old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro
vs: Used as benchmark comparison, with Fable 5 outperforming it

"Look at this Fable 5 compared to Opus 48, GPT55 and Gemini 3.1 Pro."

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Matt Colyer
mentioned ProSaid Jun 2026, when Gemini 3.5 Pro was newest
vs: Part of Google's confusing array of AI product names including Bard and Spark

"I saw this great tweet that was like is it Bard or Gemini Pro or Spark or like you like wha- whatever the thing is"

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Greg Isenberg
mentioned ProSaid Dec 2025, when Gemini 3 Pro was newest

"By the way, we also live tested Claude 4.5 against Gemini Pro and the results were quite interesting."

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John Coogan
critical Gemini 4 Pro · newest

"Obviously, these are not the actions of people excited about Gemini 4 Pro."

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Jason Calacanis
critical Gemini 3.5 Pro1 version old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro

"Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro is months behind with some company sources telling Axios that it's in part due to low morale."

Claire Vo
critical Gemini 3.1 Pro2 versions old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro

"Poor, poor, sweet, sweet Gemini 3.1 Pro, just never going to get it to do. Come on, Google. We want to have a win for you. I am just sorry, babe, but you were just not good."

Riley Brown
critical Gemini 3.5 Pro1 version old · newest is Gemini 4 Pro

"Everyone was hoping for this model to be released, Gemini 3.5 Pro, which was their Frontier model, but by the looks of it, it's not going to actually be Frontier"

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"Gemini 3.1 Pro is here with a more capable baseline. It's great for super complex tasks like visualizing difficult concepts."

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