Google's Gemini 3 is being integrated widely, including a new Chrome side panel and Nano Banana UX features, with rapid adoption and a 78% unit-cost reduction in serving costs. The Gemini app reached 750M+ MAU in Q4 2025, nearing ChatGPT's user base. Google is also benchmarking AI "soft skills" through games like Poker and Chess in the Kaggle Game Arena. Meanwhile, coding agents are converging in IDEs: VS Code launched Agent Sessions supporting Claude and Codex agents with features like parallel subagents and integrated browsers.

GitHub Copilot now allows agent choice between Claude and OpenAI Codex for async backlog clearing. OpenAI reports 1M+ active users for Codex with expanded integration surfaces, though some users request better GPU support. The coding-agent ecosystem is professionalizing with community platforms like OpenClaw and tooling such as ClawHub and CLI updates. "Gemini 3 adoption faster than any other model" and "VS Code as home for coding agents" highlight major industry shifts.