Tuesday Jul 14
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Gemini 3.5 Pro Leaks Ahead Of Launch

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LEAKEDTOO SOON

Google's next flagship model is leaking before it's confirmed. Leakers say Google scrapped the original base and rebuilt it from scratch. Unconfirmed specs: a 2-million-token window, target date July 17.

Google has not confirmed a single detail. Every spec below comes from unnamed sources and leaked screenshots, not an official post.

DeepMind reportedly scrapped the first 2.5 Pro base after finding bugs in tool-calling and SVG generation. The rebuild runs on a native Gemini 3 foundation. Deep Think reasoning stays locked to the $250 Ultra tier.

July 17 is the target, July 24 the fallback. DeepSeek's own release deadline lands right in between.

full brief & sources

⚡ Why this matters

  • Google keeps missing its own frontier-model timeline while rivals ship weekly.
  • A scrapped base model suggests Gemini 3 had real technical problems.
  • The leak sets a specific date the market will now hold Google to.

🔍 What happened

  • Leaks point to a July 17 general-availability date for Gemini 3.5 Pro.
  • Google reportedly discarded its original 2.5 Pro base after tool-calling and SVG bugs.
  • The rebuild uses a native Gemini 3 foundation, per internal sources.
  • Unconfirmed specs list a 2-million-token context window, the largest of any frontier model.
  • Deep Think reasoning is rumored to gate behind the $250-per-month Ultra tier.
  • No model card, pricing page, or API listing exists publicly as of July 13.

💬 Smart takes

  • Tech Times: every specific claim about the date, context window, and pricing comes from third-party reporting, not Google.
  • X leaker Pankaj Kumar: frontend generation sees a major jump, with stronger SVG output and one-shot game demos.
  • Skeptic: Google has slipped this exact launch before; a scrapped base model could mean more delay, not a stronger product.

🧭 Where this goes

  1. LikelyGoogle either confirms or quietly misses the July 17 date within days.
  2. Possiblethe 2-million-token context window ships but with degraded quality at full length.
  3. PossibleDeep Think stays Ultra-exclusive to protect margin on the $250 tier.
  4. Wild CardGoogle preempts the leak with an early announcement to control the narrative.

🥄 The Spoon Take

A leak this detailed, four days before a launch nobody confirmed, is its own signal. Google is now competing against its own rumor. If Gemini 3.5 Pro under-delivers on July 17, the leak becomes the story instead of the model.

🤔 Pushback

Leaked specs from unnamed sources have been wrong before, and 'scrapped the base model' is exactly the kind of dramatic detail that gets exaggerated in the retelling.

·Tech Times - Gemini 3.5 Pro leak·Geeky Gadgets - Deep Think leak details·X - Pankaj Kumar leak thread