Google Releases Gemini-SQL2: Gemini 3.1 Pro Text-to-SQL Scores 80.04% on BIRD Single-Model Leaderboard

Google Research has unveiled Gemini-SQL2, a text-to-SQL capability powered by Gemini 3.1 Pro, achieving 80.04% execution accuracy on the BIRD benchmark. This advancement translates natural language questions into executable SQL queries, surpassing previous models on the single-model leaderboard. It is expected to enhance Google’s data services like BigQuery Studio and Cloud SQL Studio.
Google Research has introduced Gemini-SQL2, a new text-to-SQL capability built on Gemini 3.1 Pro. This system translates natural language questions into
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