Google to rename AI chatbot Bard to Gemini, introduce paid tier: Report

Google is reportedly planning to rename its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Bard to Gemini. According to a news report on 9to5Google, the software giant would call Bard AI as Gemini, matching the name of the foundation model powering the assistant.

According to the report, a new changelog from Google published on February 7 mentions “Bard is now Gemini”. The report also stated that Bard Advanced, announced in December last year, will be available on February 7 as “Gemini Advanced”. The Advanced model essentially provide users access to Gemini Ultra. It is likely to be introduced as a pair tier.