Google debuts an updated Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model ahead of I/O

Google has unveiled an updated version of its AI model called Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (I/O edition), designed to excel in coding and interactive web app development. This new release, available via key platforms like Vertex AI and Gemini API, outperforms competitors on benchmarks such as LMArena for coding tasks and VideoMME for video understanding, topping the WebDev Arena Leaderboard. The model addresses developer feedback by reducing errors and improving function calling efficiency. Ahead of Google's I/O conference, this release positions it as a formidable competitor to companies like OpenAI and xAI in an increasingly intense AI race.