# Google pays 330,000 consultants to push Gemini, raising doubts about its readiness

- slug: google-pays-330000-consultants-to-push-gemini-raising-doubts-about-its-readiness
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Agentics

Google Cloud posted $17.7B in Q4 revenue, up 48% — yet the company is paying 330,000 consultants to sell Gemini rather than building its own enterprise sales force. That is the tell.

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