From catch-up to contender: How Gemini is challenging GPT

RAM SAID THAT Perplexity is strengthening its niche in citation-backed research, functioning as a precision search tool in contrast to legacy “needle-in-a-haystack” search models.

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Claude, particularly its 3.5 Sonnet and Opus variants, continues to lead in coding depth and ethical enterprise automation, making it attractive to regulated sectors where reliability, governance, and compliance outweigh conversational versatility.

According to Jacob Joseph, vice president of data science at CleverTap, Gemini 3 has forced the industry to rethink how progress is measured — not just in terms of higher reasoning scores, but smoother workflows, better planning, and a more natural grasp of intent. A key driver of this shift is the rise of on-device Al.