Gemini Ultra

Gemini Ultra

Quick answer: Gemini Ultra (Gemini 1.0 Ultra) was Google's flagship model from its original Gemini family, launched via Gemini Advanced in February 2024, and was Google's most capable model until the Gemini 1.5 generation arrived.

At a Glance

Where Gemini Ultra leads

• Was Google's most capable model at launch, outperforming Gemini Pro across long-form factuality and reasoning benchmarks in the LongFact paper

Where it lags

• Superseded by the Gemini 1.5 family (much longer context) and later Gemini releases

Best for: historical/comparison baseline in benchmark literature from early-to-mid 2024.

What Gemini Ultra Is

Gemini Ultra (Gemini 1.0 Ultra) is the flagship, largest model in Google's original Gemini family, made available to consumers via Gemini Advanced starting February 2024. It was Google's most capable model at the time, used as the top-tier comparison point in benchmark papers such as Google DeepMind's own LongFact factuality study, before being superseded by the Gemini 1.5 model family.