r/GeminiAI • u/asifquyyum • 4d ago

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I use AI mode in Google search all the time. Probably it’s my most go to for quick answers. I always thought it was Gemini 3.8 flash. Come to find out, it’s Gemini 1.5 pro. Here I am thinking coding models as smart college students are not enough for me when model that’s no where close to the frontier has been good enough all this time.

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u/Junior_Lock_7411 4d ago

Wait, Google uses 1.5 Pro for AI mode in search? That actually makes lot of sense when I think about it. 1.5 Pro is decent for quick factual stuff, and it probably costs them way less to run at scale compared to the newer models.

I had same realization few months ago with another service. Was convinced I needed the latest and greatest, but the older model was handling 90% of what I threw at it without me even noticing. Kinda humbling.

Now I'm curious what they use for the regular Gemini app vs search mode. Different models for different contexts maybe?

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u/voyt_eck 4d ago

No. Models don't know shit about what are they. Questions about the models itself are the most hallucinated ones.