That would make sense if we already knew that, for these kinds of tasks it was significantly worse. The tests that I'm aware of for these tasks show it as still performing near the top.
replyI think it definitely makes sense since it's still the best Google has to offer in the "pro" tier.
reply3 and 3.1 Pro are both marked as deprecated by Google. Even if they're the best Google offers, it would be foolish to choose a model that's explicitly deprecated.
replyIt's not a technical problem, it's a commercial one. If Google can't ship a model to replace the one they deprecated, that tells you everything you need to know about choosing a Gemini model for whatever you're trying to do.
3.1 Pro is not deprecated!
replyhttps://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
replyThat link shows 3.1 pro listed as deprecated with no replacement model.
No, that's the "preview" version (gemini-3.1-pro-preview) aka the beta/early version before the official release of 3.1 Pro.
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