Gemini

Google's multimodal AI

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Overview

Gemini is Google's flagship AI, deeply integrated with Search, Gmail, Docs, and YouTube. Free tier uses Gemini Flash. Advanced ($20/mo) unlocks Gemini Ultra, 1M token context, and Gems. Best for users already in the Google ecosystem.

Best For

+Google Workspace
+Multimodal tasks
+Search integration
+Long context

News & Updates

CostPerPrompt Launches Live AI API Pricing & Real-Workload Cost Calculators

CostPerPrompt, a new tool from an independent developer, launched on Hacker News as a Show HN, offering live AI API pricing and real-workload cost calculators. The platform tracks current prices for major AI providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, and lets users input their actual usage patterns to estimate costs. It aims to solve the problem of rapidly changing AI pricing, which makes budgeting difficult for developers and startups. The tool is particularly useful for comparing models like GPT-4o, Claude 3.5, and Gemini 1.5 Pro on a per-prompt basis, factoring in token counts and caching.

new_tools8/2/2026

ChatGPT Free Tier Down: Service Errors Reported by Users; OpenAI Hasn't Acknowledged Issue

Multiple users on Hacker News report that ChatGPT's free tier has stopped working, with requests timing out or returning errors. The issue appears widespread, though OpenAI has not yet acknowledged an outage on its status page. This disruption affects millions of free-tier users who rely on ChatGPT for everyday tasks, from drafting emails to coding help. The timing is particularly problematic as OpenAI faces increasing competition from free alternatives like Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude.

breakthroughs8/2/2026

Aurora: Go-Based AI Gateway Unifies OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini APIs

Aurora is a new open-source AI gateway built in Go, designed to handle the common infrastructure layer every AI project needs: API key management, provider SDKs, retry logic, and cost tracking. The binary is only ~15MB with no dependencies, and it proxies requests to OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and others. A standout feature is its ability to convert between wire formats—developers can use the OpenAI SDK and Aurora automatically translates requests to Anthropic's format. This eliminates the need to integrate multiple SDKs and simplifies multi-provider AI development.

new_tools8/1/2026

ByteDance's Seedance 2.5 Generates 30-Second Video Clips with Built-in Audio

ByteDance has released Seedance 2.5, an AI video model that generates video and audio simultaneously in a single pass. Each clip runs up to 30 seconds, which is three times longer than Google's Gemini Omni Flash output. The model accepts dozens of reference images, videos, and audio files, enabling rich, multi-modal conditioning. For advertising teams, this could eliminate the tedious process of stitching together short clips one at a time, streamlining creative production workflows.

new_tools8/1/2026

Google DeepMind Unveils Gemini Robotics 2, Vision-Language Model for Humanoid and Tabletop Robots

Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, its most advanced vision-language-action (VLA) model, designed to control a wide range of robots from tabletop arms to full-body humanoids. The model builds on the Gemini foundation, adding a higher-level reasoning layer called Gemini Robotics ER 2 for complex task planning. This release marks a significant step toward general-purpose robotics, enabling robots to understand and act on natural language instructions in real-world environments. The model's versatility could accelerate adoption across industries like manufacturing, logistics, and home assistance.

robots7/31/2026

Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 Controls Whole Humanoid Bodies

Google DeepMind announced on Thursday that Gemini Robotics 2, the latest version of its AI model, can now control entire humanoid robots, a leap from the previous version that only managed upper-body movements. The model supports whole-body motions from feet to fingertips, as demonstrated in a video where Apptronik's Apollo 2 robot retrieves a baseball glove from a shelf. This advancement integrates vision, language, and action to enable more complex, coordinated tasks. The update marks a significant step toward versatile humanoid robots capable of performing real-world chores and industrial work.

robots7/30/2026

Google DeepMind Unveils Gemini Robotics 2, Enabling AI-Controlled Robots to Fold Laundry and Open Doors

Google DeepMind has unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, a new AI model that integrates vision, language, and physical control to give robots whole-body intelligence. The model enables robots to understand complex commands and perform dexterous tasks like folding laundry or opening doors without explicit programming. It builds on the Gemini 2.0 architecture, adding a real-time action loop that processes sensor data at 50Hz. This allows robots to react to changing environments, such as adjusting grip when an object slips. The system was tested on a fleet of 20 different robot platforms, including arms and humanoids, showing generalization across hardware. This marks a shift from task-specific robot AI to a general-purpose foundation model for physical action.

robots7/30/2026

Google Releases Gemini Robotics ER 2 for Multi-Robot Coordination Without Central Control

Google has released Gemini Robotics ER 2, an embodied-reasoning AI model that acts as a high-level planner for robots, delegating motor control to a separate model. It is available to developers via the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, with private-preview access on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. The model enables multiple robots to coordinate tasks like assembly or warehouse sorting without centralized control. This marks a shift from single-robot AI to multi-agent robotic teamwork, reducing the need for custom integration code.

new_tools7/30/2026

Google DeepMind Releases Gemini Robotics 2 to Control Real-World Robots, Raising Safety Concerns

Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics 2, an AI model designed to control physical robots in real-world environments. The model builds on Gemini's multimodal capabilities, enabling robots to understand and manipulate objects with greater dexterity and adapt to new tasks without retraining. DeepMind claims the system achieves 'physical AGI' benchmarks by combining vision, language, and motor control. However, deploying such AI in homes or factories introduces risks like unpredictable behavior or safety failures, which the team acknowledges need further testing.

breakthroughs7/30/2026

Microsoft Confirms Copilot 'Super App' Launching This Year with Chat, Coding, and Agentic AI

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed on Wednesday's earnings call that the company is building a Copilot 'super app' set to launch this year. The app will combine Copilot's chat, coding, and agentic capabilities into a single experience spanning both consumer and commercial users. Nadella described Copilot's evolution as moving 'from chat to Cowork to Autopilots,' signaling a shift toward autonomous AI agents that can execute tasks. This positions Microsoft to compete directly with standalone AI assistants like ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, while leveraging its existing Office and Azure ecosystem.

new_tools7/29/2026

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