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GOOGLEarnings2026-07-22
Pichai responds to a question about whether Gemini models can stay competitive at the frontier.
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Sundar Pichai · Alphabet Investor Relations · Alphabet 2026 Q2 Earnings Call
“There are areas where we have acknowledged we need to improve. Coding and agentic coding is an example of that, and I think the teams are very, very focused on it. With 3.6 Flash -- and by the way, Flash is our workhorse model. And we see tremendous demand for it, given it generally hits a sweet spot of performance, cost, reliability, latency, et cetera.”
Key terms
- latency
- — The delay before an AI model returns an answer.
- workhorse model
- — The mid-tier model a company expects most customers to use for everyday tasks.
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