\u201cThere is a gap to the frontier where others are, but we are working, you know, we are well aware of it.\u201d<\/p> <\/blockquote>
Pichai pointed to a developer product gap. Google didn\u2019t have the same external coding product surface generating developer data flows, he said.<\/p>
He cited Anthropic\u2019s relationship with Cursor as an example. Google \u201cmaybe quite didn\u2019t have the surface\u201d that competitors had, he added.<\/p>
That\u2019s now changing. At I\/O, Google announced Antigravity 2.0 as a standalone desktop application for agent-based coding workflows. Internal usage at Google has been growing fast, according to Pichai.<\/p>
\u201cWe are doubling every week and people are really putting the models to work. That is helping us hill climb quite a bit.\u201d<\/p> <\/blockquote>
At the I\/O keynote, Pichai had shared internal token usage numbers. He called the growth unlike anything he\u2019d seen inside the company.<\/p>
What Pichai Said About Gemini 3.5 Flash<\/h3>
The interview came a day after Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash and made it the default model for AI Mode globally. Pichai acknowledged early complaints about pricing, model quality, and usage limits.<\/p>
Google had tightened usage limits at launch to avoid outages, he explained, calling the restrictions \u201crightfully a source of frustration.\u201d The company would make progress on limits \u201cvery soon.\u201d<\/p>
On model quality, he acknowledged that the new model could have regressions in some areas. Some issues are \u201ceasy to address\u201d through post-training, and Google would fix them quickly, he added.<\/p>
SEJ covered the Gemini 3.5 Flash launch and other I\/O announcements earlier this week.<\/p>
Why This Matters<\/h3>
Pichai\u2019s comments go further than Google\u2019s I\/O keynote messaging on where the company trails. At the event, the focus on Gemini 3.5 Flash and Antigravity was more confident. This interview offered a more candid read on the competitive picture.<\/p>
Pichai described the gap as a feedback loop problem. Coding products that developers use daily generates interaction data that improves the next model. By his own account, Google is now building that loop through Antigravity after lacking a similar developer-facing surface.<\/p>
Looking Ahead<\/h3>
Pichai said Google is making progress on coding and called the space \u201cvery dynamic.\u201d Google says Gemini 3.5 Pro is being used internally and is expected to roll out next month. It hasn\u2019t said whether the model will narrow the coding gap Pichai described.<\/p>
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