Once again, Google will follow the OpenAI model, by offering a paid version of its AI chatbot Bard.
Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence have been the big breakthrough of the year 2023. But to run a ChatGPT or any of its competitors, it is necessary to have extremely high computing power, which costs very expensive to use. So to try to cover costs, or even generate profits, the paid model appears to be a very attractive solution for players in the sector. A solution which should soon be adopted by Google.
3 months free, and then you will have to open the wallet
Everyone knows ChatGPT Plus, the paid version of ChatGPT which benefits from GPT-4. And, likewise, soon everyone should have heard of Bard Advanced, an improved version of Bard… and a version that will be paid for.
Indeed, the tweeter Bedros Pamboukian has just discovered in the code of Google Bard Advanced the idea that Internet users will be able to use it free of charge for three months. The corollary of this statement, obviously, is that after this first quarter, you have to pay to be able to continue to benefit from AI services. However, no indication of the price of the hypothetical subscription could be obtained.
A boosted Gemini for Bard Advanced?
Last December, Google presented its new Gemini language model, which should allow it to respond to GPT-4. The latter is available in three versions, one of which, Gemini Pro, is the one that uses the Bard chatbot that we currently know. The other two versions are Gemini Nano and Gemini Ultra, which are not yet offered to the public. According to Google’s words, Gemini Ultra will power Bard Advanced.
The Californian giant has not yet communicated the exact release date of this new product. But between the information that is starting to filter through, and Google’s announcement last December that its formalization should take place ” quickly the following year », we are not safe from a pleasant surprise in the coming weeks!
Source : Engadget
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