Gemini crosses 1 billion users as Google's models trail on benchmarks
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- Google announced that its Gemini app has surpassed 1 billion monthly users, becoming the fastest-growing product in its history despite trailing rivals on certain intelligence benchmarks.
- The platform's growth is largely driven by voice interaction, which accounts for 63% of usage, alongside heavy engagement in image generation and cross-platform integration.
- Alongside this milestone, Google released new models focused on cost and scale, such as Gemini 3.6 Flash, and introduced new accessibility tools like a sign-language-to-text model.