This summary covers the review of Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro 05-06 AI model, highlighting its accessibility, features, performance across various tasks and benchmarks, and cost-effectiveness.
Gemini 2.5 Pro 05-06 Overview #
- Newly released version of Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro model, identified by "0506" signifying the release date.
- Ranked highly on the LM Arena leaderboard across all categories.
- Multimodal, capable of understanding various formats including audio, images, and video.
Where to Use Gemini 2.5 Pro 05-06 #
- Primarily available in Google's AI Studio.
- Also accessible via the Gemini platform (gemini.google.com), though the specific 0506 version might not be clearly indicated there currently.
- AI Studio is preferred by the reviewer for its ability to switch between models and included image editor.
Gemini 2.5 Pro 05-06 Specs and Features #
- Token window of over 1 million tokens (roughly over 700,000 words or an hour of video).
- Temperature slider to control the creativity of responses (0 for literal, 2 for more creative).
- Toggles for structured output (forces responses in specific formats like JSON), code execution, and function calling (enables use of external tools/APIs).
- Option to toggle web search with Google for fetching latest information.
- Strong ability to think, reason, and solve complex STEM (coding, math, science) problems.
Multimodal Capabilities - Video Analysis Example #
- Demonstrated by taking a YouTube video link of the reviewer drawing and explaining an app idea.
- Gemini analyzed the video to understand the requirements for an interactive earthquake visualization app for Japan.
- Generated a single HTML file with the code for the app.
- The resulting app included an interactive map, adjustable settings, earthquake animation on click, and impact calculation on cities.
Multimodal Capabilities - Image Analysis Examples #
- Example 1: Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko Image: Correctly identified a camouflaged mossy leaf-tailed gecko from an uploaded image.
- Example 2: Hiking Photo: Successfully identified the location of a generic hiking photo as Joffre Lakes in the Canadian Rockies/BC Coast area, even suggesting it might be the middle lake.
Coding Capabilities #
- Windows XP Desktop Simulation: Created a single HTML file simulating a Windows XP desktop with functional Paint, Video Player (with YouTube URL input), and Calculator apps.
- Particle Cloud Visualizer: Generated a single HTML file using 3JS and anime.js to create an interactive particle cloud visualizer that can change shape (sphere, cube, torus, plane), color, and size. Includes impressive animation effects.
- Galton Board Simulation: Created a single HTML file using matter.js to accurately simulate a Galton board with working physics for dropping balls.
- Interactive Visualizer with Mouse Hover Effects: Generated a single HTML file using anime.js to create various visual effects (blur, particles, waves, grid distortion, hyperspeed, glitch, pixel stretch, liquid chrome, iridescence) upon mouse hover, selectable from a sidebar.
Benchmarks and Performance #
- LM Arena: Ranked number one overall and across several categories with a significant lead over competitors.
- LiveBench (by Abacus AI): Ranked third, underperforming Claude 3 High and GPT-4 in reasoning, coding, and language, but outperforming them in mathematics and data analysis.
- Artificial Analysis: The latest version (0506) was not yet added at the time of evaluation.
- Fiction Livebench (Long Prompt Analysis): Scored 71.9% accuracy on analyzing long prompts (e.g., 120,000-word stories), which is the same as the previous version and lower than OpenAI's Claude 3 (100%).
- Humanity's Last Exam (Specialized Scientific Knowledge): Scored slightly below the previous version, but the difference was not statistically significant compared to other top models.
- Geobbench (Location Guessing from Photo): Ranked number one. Performance improved further with added search functionality.
- Hallucination Rates: The latest version's rate was not available, but the March version had a 1.1% hallucination rate. Gemini 2.0 Flash is suggested for highly factually correct information.
Cost #
- Available at the same price as the previous version.
- Cheaper than competitors like Claude 3, GPT-4, and Grok 1, making it cost-effective.
Summary #
- Gemini 2.5 Pro 05-06 is an impressive AI model with strong multimodal capabilities and performance, particularly in complex STEM tasks and creative coding.
- Its ability to understand and generate code from video and image inputs is a significant advancement.
- While it excels in many benchmarks, some indicate areas where competitors like Claude 3 might perform better, especially in long prompt analysis.
- It is presented as a cost-effective option compared to other leading models.
- The reviewer highlights the video-to-app generation feature as particularly useful.
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