Also, Gemini 2.5 Pro launched a week before Llama 4. It was Gemini 2.5 Pro that redeemed Google in the eyes of most people as a valid competitor to OpenAI inst

Also, Gemini 2.5 Pro launched a week before Llama 4. It was Gemini 2.5 Pro that redeemed Google in the eyes of most people as a valid competitor to OpenAI instead of as a joke, so Meta dropping the ball with Llama 4 was extra bad.