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Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06 05 Update Summary

Key Concepts:

• Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06 05: Google's latest update to the Gemini 2.5 Pro model, aiming for general availability.
• ELO Score: A rating system used to measure the performance of language models on benchmarks.
• Ader Polyglot: A difficult coding benchmark.
• GPQA & HLE (Humanity's Last Exam): Challenging benchmarks evaluating math, science, and reasoning.
• Thinking Budget: A feature allowing developers to control cost and latency in the Gemini API.
• AI Studio & Vertex AI: Google's platforms for developing and deploying AI models.
• Dart: An AI-native project management tool.
• Client & Rood Code, Kilo Code: Development environments for using language models.

1. Introduction of Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06 05

• Google has launched an upgraded preview of Gemini 2.5 Pro, version 06 05, building on the version released in May (05 06).
• This version is expected to be the generally available stable version in a couple of weeks, suitable for enterprise-scale applications.

2. Performance Improvements and Benchmarks

• The latest 2.5 Pro shows a 24-point ELO score jump on Elmarina, maintaining its lead at 1470.
• It also demonstrates a 35-point ELO jump to lead on Web Dev Arena at 1443.
• It excels at coding, leading on difficult coding benchmarks like Ader Polyglot.
• Top-tier performance is shown on GPQA and Humanity's Last Exam, which are highly challenging benchmarks evaluating a model's math, science knowledge, and reasoning capabilities.
• The model now achieves state-of-the-art (SOTA) scores on Ader's polyglot.
• It also shows the best scores on simple QA.
• It lacks a bit in AIM as well as live codebench.

3. Style and Structure Improvements

• Google has addressed feedback from the previous 2.5 Pro release, improving its style and structure.
• It can now be more creative with better-formatted responses.

4. Developer Tools and Thinking Budgets

• Developers can start building with the upgraded preview of 2.5 Pro in the Gemini API via Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.
• Thinking budgets have been added to give developers more control over cost and latency.
• The thinking budget feature is also rolling out in the Gemini app.

5. Pricing

• The cost remains the same as before: $1.25 for input and $10 for output until 200k tokens.
• For a million tokens, the output costs $15, and the input costs $2.50, which is considered competitive pricing.

6. Availability and Testing

• The model can be used in Google's AI Studio completely free.
• It is also available via the API.
• The presenter has tested it on benchmark questions and found it performs extremely well.
• It is particularly good at front-end visual understanding and coding, including complex SVGs and challenging back-end tasks.

7. Integration with Development Environments

• The model can be used in Client, Rood Code, and Kilo Code.
• Client and Rood Code do not yet support the thinking budget option.
• To configure it in VS Code, update Client and Rood Code to the latest version, then set the provider to Gemini and select the new model in the settings.
• It should also become available on Requesty and Open Router.
• Kilo Code offers $20 of free credit, allowing users to try the new model for free.

8. Sponsor: Dart - AI-Native Project Management Tool

• Dart is an AI-native project management tool that allows users to manage tasks, create boards, and organize projects.
• It uses AI to generate tasks, perform duplicate detection, and even assign tasks to an AI agent.
• It can be integrated into AI clients or coders with its MCP server.
• Most features are free, with a $8 subscription available for more features.

9. Comparison with Previous Versions and Competitors

• The new model is better than the previous one in most ways, with only improvements noted.
• The presenter prefers Gemini 2.5 Pro because it is cheaper and better across all aspects compared to Claude Sonnet or Claude Opus.

10. Conclusion

• The presenter is enthusiastic about the new update and plans to test it further.
• The update is considered cool and beneficial for most tasks.
• The presenter encourages viewers to subscribe for updates and share their thoughts.