ChatGPT vs Gemini

ChatGPT

• General-purpose help with writing, questions and brainstorming
• People who want chat, voice, images and web search in one assistant
• Trying an AI assistant at no cost before paying

Gemini

• People who already use Gmail, Docs, Drive and Google Calendar
• Buyers who want AI features bundled with Google storage
• College students, who are offered a free year of the Pro plan

ChatGPT

• Pro is sold at three price points, $100, $200 or $500 per month, well above the $20 Plus plan.
• Business requires at least 2 users. SCIM, EKM and role-based access control are reserved for Enterprise and Edu.
• OpenAI began testing ads in the free version for logged-in adult US users in January 2026, according to Wikipedia.
• OpenAI's pricing page says the Go plan may include ads.

Gemini

• Paid tiers are Google AI plans that bundle storage and other Google services; no Gemini-only paid plan is listed.
• Google AI plans require age 18 or over, and features vary by region and platform.
• Google AI Ultra starts at $99.99 per month, and its 20x usage level costs $199.99 per month.
• The macOS desktop app requires Apple Silicon and macOS Sequoia (15.0) or later.

ChatGPT

Conversational help

Answers questions, drafts and reworks text, explains topics and reads uploaded photos in a chat, with history synced across your devices.

Image generation

Creates original images from a description, or transforms existing images from a short instruction.

Advanced Voice Mode

Hold a real-time spoken conversation in the mobile app by tapping the soundwave icon.

Search and Deep Research

ChatGPT Search draws on the web for more up-to-date answers, and Deep Research generates a report from extensive web searches.

Codex

A coding agent that runs on the web, in a CLI, in an IDE extension and on iOS from the Plus plan, with integrations such as automatic code review and Slack.

GPTs and agents

GPTs customize ChatGPT's behavior for a specific use case, and ChatGPT agent carries out multi-step tasks.

Gemini

Chat with Gemini models

The free plan includes the 3.6 Flash model and varying access to 3.1 Pro. Paid plans raise usage limits, from 2x on Plus to as much as 20x the Pro limits on Ultra.

Deep Research

A research tool that is included in the free plan, with higher access on the paid Google AI plans.

Gemini Live

Have a spoken conversation, switch between talking and typing, and show Gemini what you are looking at while you talk.

Image and video generation

Generate and edit images on every plan, and create or edit video by describing what you want. Paid plans include Google Flow credits.

Google app integration

Works with Gmail, Drive, Docs and Calendar, and paid plans add Gemini inside Gmail, Docs and Vids.

Desktop app

Apps for Windows and macOS open with a keyboard shortcut, accept voice dictation and can share your screen for answers that take it into account.

ChatGPT

• Free$0

  Unlimited text chats, with limits on uploads, image creation, voice chats, deep research and memory.

• Go$8

  per month

  More messages with tools, more uploads, image creation and voice chats than Free, and longer memory. OpenAI notes this plan may include ads.

• Plus$20

  per month

  Advanced reasoning models, expanded deep research and memory, plus projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs.

• Business$20

  per user / month, billed annually

  For 2 or more users: a dedicated workspace with admin controls, SAML SSO and MFA. $25 per user / month when billed monthly.

• ProFrom $100

  per month

  A choice of three usage tiers at $100, $200 or $500 per month, with the highest limits, pro reasoning and an always-on agent.

• Enterprise & EduCustom

  Sold through sales, with priority request processing, SCIM, EKM, user analytics, domain verification and role-based access control.

Gemini

• Free$0

  Access to 3.6 Flash, varying access to 3.1 Pro, image generation, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas and Gems, with 15 GB of storage.

• Google AI Plus$4.99

  per month

  2x higher usage than Free, 200 Google Flow credits, Gemini in Gmail and Vids, and 400 GB of storage.

• Google AI Pro$19.99

  per month

  4x higher usage than Free, 1,000 Flow credits, higher access to Gemini 3 Pro, Jules, Chrome auto browse, YouTube Premium Lite and 5 TB of storage.

• Google AI UltraFrom $99.99

  per month

  5x the usage limits of AI Pro at $99.99 or 20x at $199.99, with Deep Think, Project Genie, YouTube Premium and 20 TB or more of storage.

ChatGPT

• Annual discount

  Business is cheaper when billed annually

  OpenAI's pricing page lists Business at $20 per user / month when billed annually, against $25 per user / month when billed monthly.

Gemini

• Education

  Free Pro plan for college students for a year

  Google's US subscriptions page says college students get a free Google AI Pro plan for one year, through its student offer.