Gemini crosses 1 billion users as Google's models trail on benchmarks

Google announced this week that its Gemini app has passed 1 billion monthly users. 

This development comes in spite of the fact that independent testing ranks Gemini’s strongest models below releases from its rivals, Anthropic and OpenAI. 

Gemini hits 1 billion monthly users

Google, which is currently running its Made by Google showcase, announced this week that its Gemini app has surpassed 1 billion monthly users. 

Voice now drives much of the app’s usage. Reportedly, 63% of Gemini users speak to the assistant directly, with some relying on voice alone. Google shared that busy parents are 43% more likely to reach for voice on everyday tasks. Image generation has also seen more use, with the app producing more than 150 million images a day. 

Gemini has topped 100 million active users on Apple’s iOS, and its macOS users are among the heaviest users, sending prompts at roughly double the rate of other platforms. On Android, the assistant can now trigger actions inside more than 40 apps. 

Google described Gemini as the fastest-growing product in its history and said it is chasing the next billion users.

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