Dola vs Gemini

Dola

• Everyday writing, summaries and questions on a phone
• Creating and restyling images from a prompt or a photo
• Talking to an assistant by voice instead of typing

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

Dola

• Availability varies by country: dola.com shows a not-available-in-this-region notice in some places, and the US App Store and Google Play do not list the app.
• No US dollar price was found. Prices are set per storefront; the figures here come from the UK App Store, and the terms say fees vary by jurisdiction.
• The Free plan caps work tools, image and video generation and voice calls at a set number of uses a day, and paid plans have limits too; the listing gives no numbers.
• The terms describe the service as provided for private and non-commercial use, and say refunds are granted only at the company's discretion.

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.

Dola

Chat with web search

Basic chat and web search are part of the Free plan, along with chatting about images and webpages you share with the assistant.

Writing help

Brainstorms ideas and drafts or polishes emails, social posts, resumes and reports. You can send in a draft to have it made clearer.

Image generation and photo editing

Creates images from a prompt or a photo in styles such as cyberpunk and anime, and edits or restyles photos from a plain-language request.

Voice input and voice calls

You can speak instead of typing. Voice calls are among the features the Free plan allows a limited number of times each day.

Summaries and study help

Summarizes meetings, articles, files and webpages, breaks down complex concepts and works through math questions.

Fast and Pro modes

The web app's mode menu lists Fast, which handles most questions, and Pro, an advanced model that requires sign-in. Pro mode use is limited by plan.

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.

Dola

• Free£0

  Basic chat and web search, chat with images and webpages, and a limited number of daily uses of work tools, image and video generation and voice calls.

• Plus£7.49

  per month, or £74.99 per year (UK App Store)

  Lowest paid plan. Each paid plan has its own limits for Pro mode, advanced image and video generation, advanced spreadsheet tasks and multimodal research.

• Pro£36.99

  per month (UK App Store)

  Middle paid plan. Its limits for the advanced features are set out on the in-app plan page and are not stated in the store listing.

• Max£109.99

  per month (UK App Store)

  Top paid plan. The listing says the three plans range from everyday work to complex professional tasks but gives no usage limits for Max.

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.

Dola

• Annual discount

  About 17% off Plus with annual billing

  On the UK App Store, Dola Plus is £74.99 a year against £7.49 a month, about 17% less than twelve monthly payments. The listing shows an annual price only for Plus.

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.