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Google Cloud Next 2026 is three weeks away, and the cloud infrastructure landscape looks nothing like it did 12 months ago. Agentic AI has moved from experimental to enterprise-ready, Gemini 3.1 Pro is already in preview on Vertex AI, and the battle between Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure has never been closer. Here's everything expected at Next '26 — April 22–24 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.::alert info
Google Cloud Next '26 opens Wednesday, April 22 at 9:00 AM PT with the main keynote. The event runs through April 24, 2026 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. Registration is open at cloud.withgoogle.com/next.
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Google Cloud Next is Google's annual developer and enterprise conference — the equivalent of AWS re:Invent or Microsoft Ignite for the Google Cloud ecosystem. Each year, Google uses the keynote to unveil new products, price drops, and partnership announcements that shape the year ahead.
Next '25 (held in Las Vegas last spring) introduced the first Agent Development Kit (ADK) and the A2A protocol, set the direction for multimodal AI across Workspace, and launched Gemini 3.0 Pro for enterprise. This year, the bar is higher.
## 1. Gemini 3.2 Pro — The Model Upgrade Everyone Is Waiting For
Gemini 3.1 Pro entered preview on Vertex AI in February 2026 with a 2-million-token context window and significantly improved code generation. At Next '26, Google is widely expected to announce **Gemini 3.2** — with faster inference, lower cost per token, and tighter grounding via Google Search integration.
What developers actually care about:
- Native tool use improvements (structured JSON output, multi-tool chaining)
- Cheaper Flash tier for high-volume applications
- Multimodal upgrades — better video understanding in Gemini 3.2 Flash
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- **2M** — token context window in Gemini 3.1 Pro (current)
- **40%** — cost reduction for Gemini Flash vs. GPT-4o mini (as of Q1 2026)
- **1,800+** — sessions scheduled at Google Cloud Next '26
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## 2. Agentic AI Going Mainstream — ADK 2.0 and A2A Protocol Updates
The biggest theme of Next '26 is **agentic AI** — AI that doesn't just answer questions but actually does work. Google launched the Agent Development Kit (ADK) at Next '25, but real-world adoption has been patchy. Expect ADK 2.0 to address the main friction points:
For full coverage, visit https://www.linos.ai/technology/google-cloud-next-2026-what-to-expect/
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