Google DeepMind's New Head Koray Kavukcuoglu Announces Gemini 4 Release Timeline
Google DeepMind leader Koray Kavukcuoglu announced that the Gemini 4 model is in development and aims to be released much earlier than the end of the year.
Koray Kavukcuoglu, the new head of Google DeepMind, stated that the long-awaited Gemini 4 model is in its final review and development phase, announcing that the model aims to be released to users much earlier than the end of the year.
Development and Release Timeline
In his first media statement to The Information, Google DeepMind's new leader Koray Kavukcuoglu stated that the Gemini 4 model is currently in the final tuning phase. Emphasizing that their goal is to release an early final training output as soon as possible, Kavukcuoglu expressed their excitement about the results.
Management Change and Strategy
Senior management changes occurred at Google following the departure of former AI chief Demis Hassabis in August, after he announced that great progress was being made on Gemini 4. Following this transition process, the company aims to return to a faster and more stable AI release schedule in the future.
Market Competition Status
Google has not launched a new flagship artificial intelligence model since the Gemini 3 series in November 2025. During this period, the release of new models by competing developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic led these companies to gain a significant advantage over Google in the AI race.
Future Plans and Faster Models
Kavukcuoglu stated that the company temporarily took a step back to focus on faster and lower-power Flash models instead of Gemini 3.5 Pro. When asked whether they had fallen behind competitors, he emphasized that he is confident Google will always be at the frontier.