Gemini model lifespans shrink as Argon launches and Carbon enters testing
A tally shows Gemini model lifespans shrinking from a year to weeks, with 3.8 Flash lasting 13 days, Gemini 4 Argon three days old, and a Carbon model already in internal testing.
🚨 The lifespan of Google Gemini models is getting shorter and shorter: Gemini 1.0 Pro: lived 64 days Gemini 1.0 Ultra: lived 7 days Gemini 1.5 Pro: lived 356 days Gemini 1.5 Flash: lived 261 days Gemini 2.0 Flash: lived 77 days Gemini 2.0 Pro: lived 48 days Gemini 2.5 Pro: lived 238 days Gemini 2.5 Flash: lived 244 days Gemini 3.0 Pro: lived 93 days Gemini 3.0 Flash: lived 153 days Gemini 3.1 Pro: lived 236 days Gemini 3.5 Pro: lived 0 days (scrapped before birth) Gemini 3.5 Flash: lived 63 days Gemini 3.6 Flash: lived 23 days Gemini 3.7 Flash: lived 20 days Gemini 3.8 Flash: lived 13 days Gemini 4 Argon: just born 3 days ago (and Carbon is already in internal testing) First a model lasted a year...👌 Then months. Now its replacement leaks before it even launches.....