Google I/O 2025

Google introduced Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash, marking significant enhancements in its AI model lineup. Gemini 2.5 Pro boasts advanced reasoning, coding capabilities, and a new “Deep Think” mode for complex tasks. Meanwhile, Gemini 2.5 Flash offers faster responses, catering to applications where speed is of utmost importance.

Gemini 2.5 is being positioned as the core intelligence powering everything from Search to Android to Workspace and developer tools. Deep Think aims to tackle highly complex problems, particularly in areas like math and coding, by allowing the model to consider multiple hypotheses before responding. However, the most advanced capabilities are often tied to premium subscriptions, potentially creating a tiered AI experience.

Veo 3, Google’s latest AI-powered video generation tool, can produce realistic videos from text prompts, complete with synchronized audio, including dialogue and ambient sounds. This is accompanied by Imagen 4 for image generation (with improved text rendering), and a new AI filmmaking tool called “Flow.”

These tools aim to democratize content creation, making it easier for individuals and professionals to produce high-quality videos, images, and even music. However, the ability to create highly realistic synthetic media raises significant concerns about deepfakes, misinformation, and copyright.

Google Search is undergoing its most significant transformation in years. The introduction of a dedicated “AI Mode” and the infusion of agentic capabilities from Project Mariner signal a shift from a list of links to a conversational, task-oriented experience. It can crunch numbers and create visualizations for sports and finance queries.

Agentic capabilities allow AI Mode to help with tasks like finding event tickets, making restaurant reservations, or booking appointments by interacting with websites. Search Live feature from Project Astra will allow users to interact with Search using their camera, asking questions about what they see in real-time. AI Mode is live for the US market and will be rolled out for other geographies very soon.

7 million developers worldwide are using Gemini in some form. Google’s AI coding agent – Jules, offers deeper integration of Gemini models directly into Android Studio, VS Code (via extensions), and other IDEs. Jules go beyond simple autocompletion to offer intelligent code generation, automated test creation, complex bug fixing suggestions, and natural language code explanation.

Google also launched Gemma 3n, a fast and efficient open multimodal model that’s engineered to run smoothly on phones, laptops, and tablets. Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash APIs now support multi-Speaker TTS from a Single Source so that developers can directly build conversational experiences.