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Gemini app

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Google's consumer AI assistant (formerly Bard), powered by the Gemini models, with multimodal chat, Gemini Live voice/vision, image and video generation, and Deep Research. It is a delivery surface for Project Astra's universal-assistant capabilities. From Oct. 13, 2026, Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers can use Gemini 4 Argon in the Gemini app and AI Mode.

Latest update Oct 15, 2026

Gemini app

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Current status

1B+ monthly active users as of August 11, 2026. Available on Android, iOS and web; paid tiers via Google AI Pro and Ultra. From Oct. 13, 2026, Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers can use Gemini 4 Argon in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search. The paid Gemini API also offers Argon; API docs say it is not included on the Google AI Pro plan.

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Specifications2

Monthly Active Users
1B+ (disclosed Aug 11, 2026)
Q4 2025 MAU
750M

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Upcoming milestones1

Announced next steps from Google DeepMind that mention Gemini app.

  1. Fall 2026

    Scale Project Astra into a universal assistant

    Fold Project Astra's real-time perception, memory and tool-use research into shipping surfaces rather than a standalone product: Gemini Live in the Gemini app (now including Gemini 3.8 Live, shipped Sept 15, 2026), the agentic Gemini Spark assistant (initially AI Ultra-subscriber exclusive), and Android XR smart glasses (audio-only and display variants developed with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker), which Google and Samsung targeted for a Fall 2026 launch at I/O 2026. Samsung's August 3, 2026 Galaxy Unpacked still pointed to a fall launch in select markets with no exact date or price. As of Sept 17, 2026 the Fall 2026 window is unchanged, with pricing (expected in the $600-900 range) and an exact launch date still undisclosed.

  1. Google opens Gemini 4 Argon to paid users

    Google made Gemini 4 Argon available on Oct. 13 through the paid Gemini API, Gemini for business, and the Gemini app and AI Mode for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, after a Sept. 30 rollout limited to Fairwind cyber defenders. Introductory API pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens through Nov. 30, then $4 and $20. Google said the public model has a 1 million token input-output limit and that Fairwind access is expanding to hundreds more partners.

    blog.google + Alphabet

  2. Google opens SynthID Detector to the public

    On Oct. 7, 2026 Google DeepMind opened SynthID Detector globally in English so anyone can check whether an image, video, or audio file was made with AI from Google or partners including OpenAI, Nvidia, and Kakao, with Apple listed as coming soon. Google said it has watermarked more than 180 billion images and videos and 240,000 years of audio since SynthID launched in 2023. The detector joins verification features in Search, the Gemini app, and Chrome.

    blog.google

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