Google Gemini Ultra 2 and Project Astra

Google launched Gemini Ultra 2 in 2025 alongside the consumer debut of Project Astra, an always-on multimodal AI assistant that could see, hear, and respond to the user's real-world environment in real time via phone or glasses. Gemini Ultra 2 surpassed GPT-4o on most leading benchmarks and powered a new wave of Google Workspace integrations. Project Astra was described by reviewers as the most capable real-time AI assistant ever deployed to consumers.