Leak Says Google Might Release The Gemini 3.0 Model On October 22

By Chris Smith
A Google Gemini logo on a smartphone. gguy/Shutterstock

After OpenAI unveiled the GPT-5 upgrade for ChatGPT in early August and Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.5 in late September, we may soon see Google upgrade the Gemini chatbot and other AI products to the new Gemini 3.0 model. The next-generation AI version has been in testing for a while, according to social media posts from the past few weeks. Some rumors said Google would unveil Gemini 3.0 on October 9, but that turned out to be inaccurate. A new leak says that Google might release Gemini 3.0 on October 22, and this time the claim is supported by a purported image that mentions the model by name.

The table in the picture above was seen on Reddit and X. If the image is accurate, it shows "Major Milestones" for the new Gemini 3.0 model, including plans to announce it on October 22. It's unclear where the documentation was obtained from. According to the various milestones in the table, Google may have started testing the Gemini 3.0 model as early as August.

What will Gemini 3.0 have to offer?

A close-up of the Gemini prompt composer. Nwz/Shutterstock

The same X user who shared the photo above said in a different tweet that he was able to verify Gemini 3.0 launch information, and Google will unveil it before the end of the month. Apparently, Google might roll out the new model to more testers in the near future.

It's too early to tell what Gemini 3.0 will offer on top of Google's state-of-the-art Gemini 2.5 Pro model. The usual improvements in latency and cost reduction that come with new model releases are to be expected. Also, Gemini 3.0 should power other AI experiences in Google apps beyond the Gemini chatbot. Gemini 3.0 should also offer improvements in coding, and Google could expand the agentic features of its AIs.

Images posted online in the past few weeks also indicate that Gemini 3.0 will deliver better SVG performance than Gemini 2.5 and other models, though the actual source of the images can't be verified. Separately, Testing Catalog reported a few days ago that Google might release upgrades to other products, mentioning the Veo 3.1 video generation tool and a Nano Banana model powered by Gemini 3.0 Pro. However, this is speculation.

Google made other significant AI announcements in the past few days, including Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, a model that can browse the web by interacting with the user interface like a person, and Gemini Enterprise, a platform featuring some of Google's best AI tools targeting businesses. Interestingly, Gemini Enterprise was unveiled on October 9, the day that appeared in some Gemini 3.0 release date rumors.

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