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NoGemini, Claude · 8 Jan 2026

Gemini fails to effectively call MCP tools

OsrsNeedsf2P on Hacker News

In the thread “How Google got its groove back and edged ahead of OpenAI”, replying to this comment

Got in the way: Gemini fails to effectively call MCP tools.

… I have benchmarks at work where the top models are plugged into agents, and Gemini 3 is behind Sonnet 4. This aligns closely with my personal usage as well, where Gemini fails to effectively call MCP tools. But hey, it's cheapish, and competition is competition