Google's multimodal AI with real-time web access
Google Gemini is Google's flagship AI, deeply integrated with Google Workspace, Search, and real-time web data. Gemini 1.5 Pro offers a 1M token context window and strong multimodal capabilities including image, audio, and video understanding.
Free tier available; Gemini Advanced via Google One
Common use cases where Gemini excels
Gemini can search the web in real time, making it ideal for current events and up-to-date information.
Works natively in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides to draft, summarize, and analyze.
Analyze images, charts, and documents alongside text in a single prompt.
Process large datasets and generate insights directly in Google Sheets.
Expert techniques to get the best results from Gemini
In Gmail: 'Summarize this thread and draft a professional reply'. In Docs: 'Rewrite this section to be more concise and persuasive'.
Ask Gemini to 'research and summarize the latest developments in [topic] and give me your analysis'. It will pull live data and synthesize it.
Tell Gemini where the output will be used: 'This is for a Google Slides presentation — use short, punchy bullet points'.