Google Bard could be renamed to Gemini within days

We recently heard that Google Bard might be renamed Gemini, after the large language model that currently powers Google Bard. However, it appears that the name change could happen as soon as this week.

Developer Dylan Roussel discovered an early changelog for Google Bard, ostensibly via the Bard update page. This highlights some notable changes coming on February 7th. 9to5Google report. See the screenshot below.

The most notable change mentioned is that “Bard is now Gemini.” Google used a changelog to explain the decision in detail.

We’re working to give everyone direct access to Google AI, and as of this week, all Gemini users in supported countries and languages ​​can now access Google’s best AI model family . To better reflect this commitment, we have changed the name of Bard to Gemini.

That’s not the only notable information gleaned from the changelog, as it turns out that Gemini Advanced (based on Gemini Ultra 1.0) will also be available for trial starting February 7th. Google’s logs state that this is accessible via a paid plan (no mention of pricing) and available in over 150 markets. Features of Gemini Advanced that Google mentioned include “enhanced multimodal capabilities,” better coding support, and the ability to upload and “deeply” analyze documents, files, data, and more.

The changelog states that the Gemini app will be available on Android, while iOS users will be able to access Gemini via the Google app. The Gemini app is said to be available only on “select devices” in the U.S. for now, but Google says it will be available “soon” worldwide in Japanese, Korean, and English. He added that it is planned to become However, this support does not apply to the United Kingdom, Switzerland, or European Economic Area countries.

Finally, Gemini on the web is launching in Canada (supporting all languages), and the Gemini app will be coming to Canada in English “soon.”