As Anthropic and OpenAI continue to advance their artificial intelligence models, despite temporary pauses caused by security breaches, Google seems eager to launch its upcoming AI model, Gemini 4. For now, the tech giant is satisfied with Gemini 3.8, but it plans to commercialize Gemini 4 "well before" the end of 2026. This was stated by Koray Kavukcuoglu, director of Google DeepMind, during a conference organized by The Information called AI Agenda Live. This marked his first public appearance since taking charge of the laboratory. However, he did not provide a specific date for the launch. Currently, Gemini 4 is in the post-training phase, a stage where engineers refine the model's behavior and test its safety to prevent it from compromising new systems. Google is also testing the model within Antigravity, an internal tool used for code development. "Our intention is to publish a version from the post-training as quickly as possible, because we see the results and we are enthusiastic," said Kavukcuoglu. This launch will be the first major project for the new head of Google DeepMind. Demis Hassabis, the former director of Google DeepMind, handed over leadership during an internal reorganization in August. On the same day, the two co-chiefs of Gemini left their positions. However, Google is lagging behind its most powerful models. The next version of Gemini, called "Pro," is already a few months behind its competitors. The cause is the coding performance, which is considered insufficient compared to internal goals. In August 2026, the Flash model, the least expensive version, already had two generations ahead of the Pro model. Meanwhile, competitors are steadily gaining ground. Anthropic, which had paused AI development, unveiled Claude Opus 5.5 on September 22. On the same day, OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, responded by cutting the prices of GPT-6 with its models Sol and Luna. To catch up with the accumulated delay, Google has a significant amount of work ahead. The new director of Google DeepMind expressed confidence in his teams, saying, "to have complete confidence in his teams." The coming weeks are therefore critical for the company based in Mountain View.