Google aims to launch Gemini 4 much earlier than year-end

DeepMind leader Koray Kavukcuoglu said Google aims to launch flagship Gemini 4 "much earlier" than the end of the year. Speaking in his first media appearance in the role, he said the model is in early post-training refinement. Google has not shipped a new flagship since the Gemini 3 series in November 2025.