Google Gemini 3 launch gets attention from Elon Musk and Sam Altman: Here is what they said

Google has introduced Gemini 3, the latest version of its artificial intelligence model, nearly two years after revealing the first Gemini system. That original version was built in response to the rapid rise of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which kicked off a major shift in the tech world toward advanced AI tools.

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To mark the new release, Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted a short but excited message on X. His one-word post simply read, “Geminiii,” showing his enthusiasm for the company’s newest AI model. In a blog post, Pichai also called Gemini 3 Google’s “most intelligent model.”

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The launch quickly drew reactions from two of Pichai’s biggest rivals in the AI race: Elon Musk, who runs xAI, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Musk replied to Pichai’s post with a brief message: “Congrats,” notably without any emojis. Altman also posted on X, “Congrats to Google on Gemini 3! Looks like a great model.”

Well, these statements highlight that even as the tech giants compete fiercely, they also recognise each other’s breakthroughs as milestones for the entire industry.

Also read: Google launches Gemini 3 with big upgrades in reasoning, multimodal performance and agentic tools: All details

About Google Gemini 3

According to Google, Gemini 3 brings major improvements in three main areas: reasoning, multimodal understanding and autonomous task execution. The model can be used across several Google services, including Search, the Gemini app, and developer tools.

The first model in this new series is the Gemini 3 Pro. Google says it performs better than Gemini 2.5 Pro on important industry benchmarks. These include benchmarks like LMArena, Humanity’s Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, and MathArena Apex. 

Google has also introduced Gemini 3 Deep Think, a version focused on tougher reasoning and complex problem-solving. The company plans to roll out this mode to Google AI Ultra subscribers after it completes more safety checks.

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