# Gemini > Google's AI assistant, tied into Gmail, Docs and other Google apps Gemini is Google's AI assistant, available on the web, in mobile apps and as a desktop app for Windows and macOS. The free plan covers chat, image generation, Deep Research, voice conversations through Gemini Live, Canvas and Gems. Paid Google AI plans raise the usage limits and bundle Google storage, Gemini inside Gmail and Docs, and other Google services. - **Category:** AI Assistants - **Made by:** Google - **Website:** https://gemini.google.com - **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android - **Facts last checked:** Oct 4, 2026 ## Pricing Gemini has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99 per month (Google AI Plus). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free with a Google Account: access to 3.6 Flash and varying access to 3.1 Pro, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas and Gems, plus 15 GB of Google storage. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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 Ultra | From $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. | Read from https://gemini.google/us/subscriptions/?hl=en on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Gemini before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Free Pro plan for college students for a year** (Education): Google's US subscriptions page says college students get a free Google AI Pro plan for one year, through its student offer. Source: https://gemini.google/us/subscriptions/?hl=en ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - 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 ## Worth knowing - 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. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 2,317,546 ratings in the United States, read Oct 7, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6477489729 Often praised: - Reviewers and commenters describe learning with it, from quizzes and new vocabulary to working through maths or a practical subject step by step. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6477489729, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49967913, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49935346) Often criticised: - Reviewers and a commenter report answers that are wrong or that contradict what it said earlier, and two of them point to the faster, lighter models. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6477489729, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49942593) - Reviewers and commenters find the range confusing, with Gemini appearing in many Google products that differ in which model they run and what they can do. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6477489729, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49943268, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49937224) Based on 10 App Store reviews from November 2025 to September 2026, nine of them five stars, and about 15 Hacker News comments from the first week of October 2026. These are themes summarised from public reviews and discussions, not ToolGPA's own verdict. ## Works with Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Vids, Google Chrome **Tags:** Chat assistant, AI search, AI features ## Alternatives - [ChatGPT](https://toolgpa.com/tools/chatgpt): OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for chat, images and voice. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/chatgpt-vs-gemini) - [Claude](https://toolgpa.com/tools/claude): Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis and coding. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/claude-vs-gemini) - [Perplexity](https://toolgpa.com/tools/perplexity): AI search assistant that answers questions with cited sources. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gemini-vs-perplexity) - [Gemini Notebook](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notebooklm): Google's AI research assistant that answers from your own sources. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gemini-vs-notebooklm) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026: - https://gemini.google/us/subscriptions/?hl=en - https://gemini.google/us/about/?hl=en - https://gemini.google/us/desktop/?hl=en Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/gemini Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).