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Public story · 2026-02-20 · source-backed
Google released Gemini 3.1 Pro on February 19, the first ".1" increment in Gemini's history. The standout metric: 77.1% on ARC-AGI-2, more than double the reasoning performance of Gemini 3 Pro. VentureBeat calls it "Deep Think Mini" — adjustable reasoning depth on demand. Features a 1M token context window. Critical business detail: same pricing as Gemini 3 Pro, effectively a free performance upgrade for API users. Available across Gemini app, NotebookLM, API, Vertex AI, and Gemini CLI.
The frontier model landscape now has three competitors with production-grade reasoning: Claude Opus 4.6 (80.8% SWE-bench), Gemini 3.1 Pro (77.1% ARC-AGI-2), and GPT-5.3 (paused). The competitive axis is shifting from raw benchmark scores to practical developer integration and adjustable reasoning depth.
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