Google parent company Alphabet reported Q3 2024 earnings, beating the expectations with strong revenue growth from the company’s cloud unit and YouTube. During the earnings call, company CEO Sundar Pichai said that Gemini AI is also seeing strong growth across various platforms and applications.
When asked about the competition: How Gemini usage fares as compared to the 250 million weekly active users on ChatGPT, Pichai highlighted that the use of Gemini AI across company products and services is on a rise.
“We are serving Gemini across a lot of touch points, including it’s now over 1 billion people are using it in search accessing. We are getting it across our products. The Gemini app itself has very strong momentum on user growth,” Pichai said.
“Our API volume, I commented on the Gemini APIs having gone up 14x in the past 6 months. So we are seeing growth across the board. And the Gemini integration into Google Assistant is going super well on Android. The user feedback is positive. So we are continuing to roll that out more,” he added.
“So I think we’ll – you will see us we are investing in the next generation of models. And as part of that, we are investing in scaling up the usage of the – both directly to the models as both on the consumer and the developer side. So I think I’m pleased with the momentum there,” Pichai noted.
‘AI on Android is gaining popularity’
He also touched upon other AI-powered features like Circle to Search and Google Lens that are also gaining popularity. Circle to Search, which allows users to visually select elements on their screen for more information, is now available on over 150 million Android devices, the CEO added.
“Meanwhile, Lens is now used for over 20 billion visual searches per month. Lens is one of the fastest-growing query types we see on search because of its ability to answer complex multimodal questions and help in product discovery and shopping. For all these AI features, it’s just the beginning, and you will see a rapid pace of innovation and progress here,” he added.
Pichai also said that Gemini’s deep integration is improving Android.
“For example, Gemini Live lets you have free flowing conversations with Gemini. People love it. It’s available on Android, including Samsung Galaxy devices,” Pichai added.
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