Gemini

What it is

Gemini is Google's family of AI models and the assistant built on them. It answers like any LLM chatbot, but its distribution is the story: it lives inside the products billions already use.

What it is genuinely good at

• Google Workspace integration. Draft in Gmail and Docs, summarize Drive files, query spreadsheets — the least-friction assistant if your life is already in Google's.
• Long context. Gemini models accept very large context windows — entire books and hours of video/audio in one prompt.
• Multimodality. Strong image and video understanding out of the box.
• Fresh answers. Grounded in Google Search results with visible links.

Honest limitations

Feature availability varies by region and plan (frustratingly), and quality feel differs between the free consumer app and the paid Workspace tiers. Like all assistants it hallucinates — verify what matters.

Free vs paid

The consumer app is free with limits; Google AI plans unlock stronger models and integrations; Workspace business plans bundle Gemini across the suite.