Gemini 3 expected to launch this week - 5 big upgrades that could make the chatbot better than ChatGPT

The next generation of Gemini could launch this week, as rumors ramp up about the future of Google's AI chatbot.

Gemini 1.5 surprised everyone, Gemini 2.0 felt like a reset, and Gemini 2.5 finally showed what Google’s AI can really do. On paper, it's powerful enough to compete with ChatGPT. In real life, though, ChatGPT is still the chatbot people open first, and the first thing that comes to mind when someone says 'AI'.

Gemini 3 might be Google’s best chance yet to change that. To beat ChatGPT, it doesn't just need to be smarter in a lab; it needs to be better to use every single day. Here are the five things Gemini 3 must improve if it wants to finally pass ChatGPT as the world's number one AI chatbot.

1. Stop forgetting things

While Gemini 2.5 can technically handle giant conversations and long documents, it still loses track of what you're talking about far too often. I've found that sometimes I'll reference something from earlier in the chat, and it suddenly acts like it's never heard it before.

That might not be a dealbreaker for everyone, but an AI chatbot's memory is one of the most important features for the best experience, and I find that Gemini is still lacking in that department.

Don't get me wrong, ChatGPT isn't perfect either, but it usually keeps context more consistently, and I've found its memory to be more reliable. Gemini 3 needs memory that actually feels human, and it should remember key details, understand ongoing tasks, and build on previous messages without forcing you to repeat yourself.

If Google gets this right, Gemini would finally feel like a proper assistant rather than a helpful stranger with short-term memory loss.

2. Answer faster, but smarter

Response speed matters more than most people realize, especially when you want to have long conversations with your chatbot of choice.

Gemini 2.5 Flash introduced a thinking mode that shows its reasoning, and while I've been impressed with how smart it is, it can also be painfully slow.

ChatGPT 5 is now capable of deciding when to take longer to think, depending on the prompt you feed it, balancing speed and intelligence really well (most of the time).

If Gemini 3 can match the ability to decide how complex an AI model to use for each of your prompts and give users control, it would make Gemini instantly feel more responsive and more personal.

3. Get a better understanding of what you really mean

I don't want this list to come across as if ChatGPT is better than Gemini; in fact, I often find myself opting for Google's AI chatbot over OpenAI's. That said, there are so many areas where all AI experiences could improve, and that goes for those I've mentioned and the likes of Anthropic's Claude, too.

One of those areas is just better understanding in general; a more human-like understanding, I guess you could say. There are moments when you ask Gemini a totally normal question and it returns something wildly random. It is not that it cannot answer the question; it just guesses the wrong interpretation and confidently runs with it.

Gemini 3 needs to be better at reading intent. If a question could mean multiple things, it should ask a quick follow-up instead of guessing. As I said, I'd like to see all AI chatbots improve on this, but Google could wow us with Gemini 3 and set the mark for its competitors to reach for.

4. Go beyond simple image comprehension

Gemini can currently analyse your photos and short videos, but imagine if it could go beyond a shallow understanding and instead offer real analysis of what it sees.

Imagine using Gemini in the gym and getting a better understanding and analysis of your body's form, or true sous-chef capabilities while you cook. Google has so much data at its fingertips; it would be nice to see the company harness this and truly transform the way AI can improve our lives.

5. Become the taskmaster we've been waiting for

Google keeps calling Gemini a true assistant, but right now it feels more like a very smart search box, and that can honestly be said of any chatbot, to be perfectly honest.

Gemini can find things and explain things, but when you ask it to actually do something real, it often hits a wall. It might show you a restaurant instead of booking it, it might draft an email instead of sending it, and if one step goes wrong, it gives up instead of adapting to solve your problem.

Gemini 3 needs to behave more like a personal assistant than a chatbot. That means completing multi-step tasks, handling changes on the fly, and fixing its own mistakes without starting from scratch. If it can plan a trip, organize your day, or manage a project from beginning to end, people will finally see it as more than just another AI model.

Gemini 3 might launch this week, and if it does, I sure hope Google has some AI magic up its sleeve.

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