TLDR
- Google launched Gemini 3.1 Pro, an upgrade to its flagship AI model focused on complex reasoning tasks.
- The model scored 77.1% on the ARC-AGI-2 benchmark, more than double the score of Gemini 3 Pro.
- Gemini 3.1 Pro is available across Google AI Studio, Gemini CLI, Android Studio, Vertex AI, Gemini Enterprise, the Gemini app, and NotebookLM.
- Alphabet reported Gemini has surpassed 740 million monthly active users on its most recent earnings call.
- Wall Street analysts hold a Strong Buy consensus on Alphabet stock, with an average price target of $381.74, implying 26% upside.
Google launched Gemini 3.1 Pro on Thursday, the latest update to its flagship AI model and the biggest reasoning upgrade the series has seen so far.
The release is a direct step up from Gemini 3 Pro, with Google saying the new model is built as “a smarter, more capable baseline for complex problem-solving.”
The clearest proof point is the ARC-AGI-2 benchmark. This test measures how well an AI handles completely new logic problems it has never encountered before — problems that can’t be solved by pattern memorization.
Gemini 3.1 Pro scored 77.1% on that test. Gemini 3 Pro scored less than half that.
That kind of jump is hard to ignore. It suggests the model is meaningfully better at adapting to unfamiliar situations, not just getting slightly better at things it already knew.
Google rolled out the model across its full product stack on the same day as the announcement. Developers can access it through the Gemini API via Google AI Studio, Gemini CLI, Android Studio, and the company’s agentic development platform, Google Antigravity.
Enterprise customers can reach it through Vertex AI and Gemini Enterprise. Regular users will find it inside the Gemini app and NotebookLM.
A Growing User Base
The launch comes as Gemini’s user numbers continue to climb. On its most recent earnings call, Alphabet said the platform had surpassed 740 million monthly active users.
That figure puts Gemini in serious contention among the major AI platforms, and Thursday’s update gives Google something fresh to push to that audience.
The timing matters too. Competition in the AI space has been moving fast, and Google has been under pressure to show that Gemini can keep pace with rivals on reasoning tasks specifically.
A score of 77.1% on ARC-AGI-2 is a direct answer to that pressure — at least on paper.
What Wall Street Thinks
GOOGL shares were down fractionally in late morning trading on Thursday, with the market largely unmoved by the news.
Analysts remain upbeat on the stock overall. Wall Street currently holds a Strong Buy consensus on Alphabet, based on 26 Buy ratings and seven Hold ratings issued over the past three months.
The average price target sits at $381.74, which implies roughly 26% upside from current levels.
Alphabet shares are up 0.39% on the day as of the latest update.
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