Last year we met Google Bard. chatbot It is in the style of ChatGPT but enhanced with all the features of the search giant. Since that time, did not stop developmentLatest addition: The improved language model coming to Spain is an important step with the addition of Gemini Pro to the equation.

Now, after weeks of rumors and leaks, the name change has been confirmed: Google Bard’s name will be changed to Geminiand this new name comes with deeper changes, such as the native app for Android or the arrival of Gemini Advanced (the Gemini Ultra model that will be paid).

A name change with a lot of juice behind it

By the way, it also confirms that: Google Assistant name changeWe did not know whether the name of the artificial intelligence version would be Bard, Assistant with Bard or Gemini. Now, the search engine company has announced its next steps in the field of user-applied Artificial Intelligence.

As a matter of fact, all information pointed to an imminent name change, and this was the case. Google announced. We bid farewell to Google Bard, a name that has not received the same attention from the community and Google, even though it exemplifies the usefulness of this artificial intelligence tool. The decision has been made and from now on we will call it Gemini.

At Bard, our mission has always been to provide you with direct access to our AI models, and Gemini represents our most capable model family. To reflect this, Bard will be known simply as Gemini.

The name Gemini comes from here. Google language modelsConsisting of three different versions: ‘Ultra’, the most advanced (and paid) comes with the trade name ‘Gemini Advanced’, ‘Nano’ is available on devices like the Pixel 8; ‘Pro’ was already available in the late Bard and was now available in the new ‘Gemini’.

To understand this contradiction product names and language modelswe synthesize everything in one table:

But, Payment will be made to Gemini AdvancedAs we said before: 21.99 euros per month will have to be paid to benefit from the Google One AI Premium subscription, which includes 2 TB of storage for your Google account.

That’s not all the Mountain View giant has to offer: Gemini official native app (formerly Google Bard) for Android. This will allow us to type, speak and even use images to ask for help from the AI ​​assistant.

Separate, Gemini will also be our new voice assistant– It can replace Google Assistant, so holding the power button will immediately show you our service. Of course, it will still work when saying the magic words “Hey Google.”

We have covered Google Gemini news from Xataka Android in different special articles, we provide links below in case you have a look. more information:

• Google’s AI is now an app: Gemini competes with ChatGPT with its own app
• You’ll have to pay for Google’s best AI: ChatGPT’s real rival, Gemini Advanced, is coming

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