Google says it has no plans to release Gemini 3.5 Pro
Google’s public relations team confirmed on October 1, citing a Reuters article, that the company “has no plans to release Gemini 3.5 Pro.” The statement ended weeks of speculation among the AI community, as the model never appeared in Gemini’s changelog or model list for the week of October 17‑23.
Key points
- Google’s PR said on Oct 1 it “has no plans to release Gemini 3.5 Pro,” confirming Reuters report.
- Anthropic’s Claude Duet (Opus 5.5) entered private preview on Oct 21, US‑only waitlist, while NVIDIA released Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B on Oct 23.
Meanwhile, OpenAI rolled out “Locked chats” on October 20, a feature that lets users hide selected conversations behind a four‑digit PIN or device authentication across Free, Go, Plus and Pro tiers, though it is not end‑to‑end encrypted. Anthropic introduced Claude Duet, powered by Opus 5.5, in a private preview on October 21 for US Pro and Max users, while NVIDIA released the fine‑tuned Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B model on October 23.
Other notable items include the addition of a “Customization” tab in the Gemini app, a private preview of GPT‑6 Astra, GPT‑6.1 Sol and GPT‑6 Luna on Google Cloud, and policy moves such as Japan’s Digital Agency “Gen‑nai Standards” and a Panasonic subsidiary’s breach of internal AI usage rules.
Model pages: GPT-6 Astra → · GPT-6.1 Sol → · GPT-6 Luna →
The Claude Duet that keeps moving is across the sea, the 6.18GB Bolt E4B is in my hands — The 4th week of October 2026, when I realized '3.5 Pro is not coming' after checking
note.com · 24 October 2026
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