TL;DR
- Gemini Ultra was Google DeepMind’s flagship Gemini tier at launch in early 2024 - notable for hitting 90.0% on the MMLU benchmark
- Multimodal across text, images, video, and code, with strong coding and reasoning performance for its era
- Has since been superseded by Gemini 2.0, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and other specialised variants in the Gemini family
- Documented here for historical context - the original Ultra branding is no longer the main consumer-facing model
- Access today is through AI Studio, Vertex AI, and Google One AI Premium plans
About
Note: Gemini Ultra (released early 2024) has since been superseded by more advanced versions. As of 2026, Google’s flagship models include Gemini 2.0, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and specialized variants. This article documents the original Gemini Ultra for historical context.
Google Gemini Ultra was Google DeepMind’s top-tier offering in the Gemini family, known for:
Performance Highlights
- Achieves 90.0% on MMLU benchmark (Massive Multitask Language Understanding), competitive with other frontier models.
- Multimodal reasoning across text, images, video, and code.
- Strong performance on coding tasks, creative writing, and complex reasoning.
Features
- Multimodal reasoning for analyzing combined text and visual information.
- Expertise in coding, understanding, explaining, and generating code.
- Enhanced creative capabilities for brainstorm and content generation.
Current Status (2026)
- Gemini Ultra has been succeeded by more capable models including Gemini 2.0 and 2.5 Pro.
- Access now primarily through Google’s AI Studio, Vertex AI, and Google One AI Premium plans.
- Older benchmarks (MMLU 90.0%) have been surpassed by newer models in the Gemini family.