Project Genie: AI world model now available for Ultra users in U.S.
Project Genie is an experimental research prototype allowing Google AI Ultra users to create, explore, and remix interactive worlds using text prompts and images.
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Everything Google Gemini shipped in January 2026, collected from official Google Gemini sources. Each entry is dated and links to the page it came from.
January 2026 was Google Gemini's busiest month of the 12 months to then: 14 releases, about 3.1× its monthly average of 5. That was 6 releases more than December 2025. Most were Product (7), followed by Developer Tools (3) and Model (2).
Releases
14
+6 vs December 2025
Rank of 12 months
1st
Average 4.5 a month
Most shipped
Product
7 releases
Announces Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash — a visual perception capability that enables agent-driven, multi-step visual reasoning and action from images and video (for tasks like scene interpretation and executing visual workflows).
Source: Google BlogGoogle announced Gemini-powered upgrades to AI Mode in Search and to AI Overviews, bringing improved model-generated answers, richer summaries, and enhanced multimodal understanding to Search.
Source: Google BlogGemini navigation features for walking and cycling in Google Maps, including hands-free assistance for route guidance, nearby recommendations, and message sending while exploring or biking.
Source: Google BlogNewest first. Each entry links to the official page it came from.
Project Genie is an experimental research prototype allowing Google AI Ultra users to create, explore, and remix interactive worlds using text prompts and images.
Gemini navigation features for walking and cycling in Google Maps, including hands-free assistance for route guidance, nearby recommendations, and message sending while exploring or biking.
Chrome gets new Gemini 3 features including auto browse, side panel experience, Connected Apps integrations, and Personal Intelligence capabilities.
Announces Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash — a visual perception capability that enables agent-driven, multi-step visual reasoning and action from images and video (for tasks like scene interpretation and executing visual workflows).
Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers now receive $10/month and $100/month in Google Cloud credits respectively to build and deploy AI applications, with GDP premium benefits integrated directly into subscriptions.
Google announced Gemini-powered upgrades to AI Mode in Search and to AI Overviews, bringing improved model-generated answers, richer summaries, and enhanced multimodal understanding to Search.
New tools for Google AI Studio and Vertex AI enable animators to integrate generative AI into creative workflows, featuring video-to-video techniques, localized refinement, and model fine-tuning capabilities.
Google introduces Personal Intelligence in AI Mode, allowing AI Pro and Ultra subscribers to connect Gmail and Google Photos for tailored search results.
New features include practice SATs in Gemini, assignment drafting, progress summaries, audio/video recording in Google Classroom, revamped homepage with engagement metrics, and learning standards tagging.
Gemini introduces Personal Intelligence, a beta feature in the U.S. that connects Google apps (Gmail, Photos, YouTube, Search) to provide personalized and helpful answers. Google AI Pro/Ultra subscribers can enable this feature for improved experience and feedback.
Google Trends introduces a new Explore page with Gemini-powered capabilities to identify and compare search trends, offering suggested prompts and a modern interface for deeper insights.
Kaggle launches Community Benchmarks, enabling the AI community to design, run, and share custom evaluations for AI models with tasks ranging from multi-step reasoning to code generation and tool use.
Veo 3.1 updates include native vertical video output (9:16), 1080p/4K upscaling, and improved identity consistency for characters/backgrounds in video generation from images.
New open standard for agentic commerce across platforms, enabling agents and systems to operate together across consumer surfaces, businesses, and payment providers.
Google Gemini releases per month, for January 2026 and the 11 months before it. A taller bar means more releases that month; the dated entries for each month are on its own page.
32 of the companies we track shipped in January 2026; Google Gemini ranks 1st by number of releases.
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