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Gemini subscribers can now use ‘2.0 Experimental Advanced’ with ‘significantly improved performance’

Following Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental in the past week, Google is now letting Gemini Advanced customers access a new 2.0 Experimental Advanced model.

Appearing as “2.0 Experimental Advanced” in the model picker on desktop and mobile web (not app), you’re specifically using “Gemini-Exp-1206,” which Google says offers “significantly improved performance on complex tasks such as coding, math, reasoning and instruction following.”

Handling “complex tasks with greater ease,” it can be used for “tackling complex coding challenges, solving mathematical problems for school or personal projects, or providing detailed, multi-step instructions to craft a tailored business plan.” 

As an “early preview,” Google warns that it “might not work as expected,” while this model does not have access to real-time information and “won’t be compatible with some Gemini features in its experimental state.”

2.0 Experimental Advanced. Lacks access to real-time info and some Gemini features.

Gemini-Exp-1206 is currently at the top of the Chatbot Arena LLM Leaderboard.

To date, Gemini Advanced has given subscribers access to 1.0 Ultra and 1.5 Pro models. As such, it’s possible that Gemini-Exp-1206 is 2.0 Pro or higher. Google said to expect more Gemini 2.0 model sizes in January when 2.0 Flash hits general availability for developers. 

Gemini Advanced requires the $19.99 per month Google One AI Premium subscription.

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