{"id":292069,"date":"2026-02-19T17:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/292069\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:59:09","slug":"google-announces-gemini-3-1-pro-for-complex-problem-solving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/292069\/","title":{"rendered":"Google announces Gemini 3.1 Pro for &#8216;complex problem-solving&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gemini-3.1-pro-cover.webp.jpeg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In November, Google introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/11\/18\/gemini-3-launch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gemini 3 Pro<\/a> in preview, with <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/17\/gemini-3-flash-launch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gemini 3 Flash<\/a> following a month later. Google <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/innovation-and-ai\/models-and-research\/gemini-models\/gemini-3-1-pro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">today announced<\/a> Gemini 3.1 Pro \u201cfor tasks where a simple answer isn\u2019t enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This .1 increment is a first for Google, with the past two generations seeing .5 as the mid-year model update. (2.5 Pro was first announced in March and saw further updates in May for I\/O.)<\/p>\n<p>Google says Gemini 3.1 Pro \u201crepresents a step forward in core reasoning.\u201d The \u201cupgraded core intelligence\u201d that debuted last week with <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/02\/12\/gemini-3-deep-think-upgrade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gemini 3 Deep Think<\/a> is now available in Gemini 3.1 Pro for more users.<\/p>\n<p>This model achieves an ARC-AGI-2 score of 77.1%, or \u201cmore than double the reasoning performance of 3 Pro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"2568\" data-id=\"704968\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/02\/19\/google-announces-gemini-3-1-pro-for-complex-problem-solving\/gemini-3-1-pro-benchmarks-1\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/gemini-3.1-pro-benchmarks-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" data-width=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gemini-3.1-pro-benchmarks-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This \u201cadvanced reasoning\u201d translates to practical applications like when \u201cyou\u2019re looking for a clear, visual explanation of a complex topic, a way to synthesize data into a single view, or bringing a creative project to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3.1 Pro is designed for tasks where a simple answer isn\u2019t enough, taking advanced reasoning and making it useful for your hardest challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Gemini 3.1 Pro is rolling out to the Gemini app today, as well as NotebookLM for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also available in the Gemini API via Google AI Studio, Antigravity, Vertex AI, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini CLI, and Android Studio for developers.<\/p>\n<p>Gemini 3.1 Pro is launching in preview to \u201cvalidate these updates and continue to make further advancements in areas such as ambitious agentic workflows before we make it generally available soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More on Gemini:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5google.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/benqurl.biz\/3WZyqpL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-704145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771523949_252_native-banner_750_150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"140\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In November, Google introduced Gemini 3 Pro in preview, with Gemini 3 Flash following a month later. 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