Gemini
General assistants · Freemium
About
Google's AI assistant with multimodal input (text, images, audio, video) and integration with Google Workspace.
Key features
- Multimodal input
- Deep research reports
- Gmail, Docs and Drive integration
- Custom Gems
Best for
- — Google Workspace users
- — Multimodal questions about images and video
- — Research with Google Search grounding
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, API
- Works with
- Google Workspace, Chrome
- Last checked
- 2026-10-29
- Status
- Listed, not yet tested
Our take
Best fit if you live in Google's ecosystem, and strong with video and image input. Feature availability varies by country, account type and plan.
Features and pricing change often — confirm on gemini.google.com before you commit.
Alternatives to Gemini
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini (this) | General assistants | Freemium | Google Workspace users |
| ChatGPT | General assistants | Freemium | General writing and brainstorming |
| Claude | General assistants | Freemium | Long-document analysis |
| Microsoft Copilot | General assistants | Freemium | Microsoft 365 users |
| Meta AI | General assistants | Free | Quick help inside Meta apps |
| Grok | General assistants | Freemium | Following real-time conversation on X |
| DeepSeek | General assistants | Freemium | Low-cost reasoning via API |
Prompts & workflows for Gemini
Research brief builder
Turn a vague topic into a scoped research plan with ranked questions, a source plan and a stop rule before anyone starts searching.
ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini
Source-grounded research workflow
Produce a cited synthesis where every claim traces to a quote from a source you supplied, then audit it for unsupported sentences.
Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini
Document analysis and extraction
Pull named fields out of contracts, invoices or reports into a table with verbatim evidence, locations and confidence, plus a list of red flags.
Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini
Meeting notes to action plan
Convert messy notes or a transcript into decisions, an owned action list, open questions and a ready-to-send follow-up email.
ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini