Gemini

What it does

Gemini is Google's AI assistant app, an interface to a multimodal language model that works with text, audio, images and uploaded files. You type or speak a request, or upload documents, images or code, and it returns written answers, summaries, outlines, generated images, code, study guides or practice tests. Paid plans add video generation, Deep Research reports and assistant features inside other Google apps.

People use it to summarise long documents, draft emails and blog posts, debug code, prepare for exams, and research complex questions across many sources. Its distinguishing points are tight links to Google products (Gmail, Docs, Chrome, Drive storage bundled with plans), saved-instruction assistants called Gems, and a ladder of consumer, business and developer routes under one name. Users can review, export and delete their Gemini activity and switch off extensions.

It suits students, writers, office workers and developers who already live in a Google Account. The web app needs a supported browser, and some features work without signing in; saving activity requires a personal Google Account, an eligible work account or a school account enabled by an administrator. Paid Google AI plans need adults aged 18+. Google states that answers can be inaccurate or biased, so check facts. Usage limits apply and vary by plan, country and feature.

What it can do

• Summarise and analyse uploaded documents (up to 1,500 pages on paid plans)
• Draft and edit text, outlines and images
• Deep Research reports drawing on many sources
• Code generation, unit tests and debugging, including repository-level questions
• Turn notes or slides into study guides or practice tests
• Custom Gems and Gemini Live voice conversation

Works with

• Gmail
• Google Docs
• Google Drive
• Google Chrome
• Microsoft 365
• HubSpot
• Jira

Example workflows

Study guide from course notes

Input: lecture notes or slides. Steps: upload the files, ask for a study guide, then ask for a practice test on weak topics. Output: a structured guide and practice questions to check yourself against.

Research overview for a project

Input: a research question and optional reference documents. Steps: start Deep Research, review the plan, then ask follow-ups on the report. Output: a multi-source report draft to verify against the original sources.

Before you choose

• Usage limits are compute-based, refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly cap, and vary by prompt complexity and plan.
• Google warns responses may be inaccurate, biased or invented; verify important facts.
• Feature and model availability varies by country, language, platform and age (18+ for paid plans).

Listed under

• Productivity
• General assistants
• AI models
• Audio generation
• Coding agents
• Developers
• Image generation
• Multimodal

Get started

Some features usable without signing in; plans managed via Google One

1. Go to gemini.google.com and select Sign in with a Google Account (personal, eligible work, or enabled school account).
2. Optionally install the Gemini mobile app and review Gemini Apps Activity settings.
3. Choose a plan via Google One if you need higher limits, or request a business trial.

US prices shown on the plans page. Personal plans need a personal Google Account. Gemini Enterprise Business is per seat per month, up to 300 seats; Standard/Plus route is Contact sales. Developer API access has its own free and paid rates not covered here.

Source: gemini.google/subscriptions, checked 28 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 28 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• What is Gemini and how it works ↗gemini.google
• Google AI Pro & Ultra — get access to Gemini 4 Argon & more ↗gemini.google
• What you need to sign in to Gemini Apps - Gemini Apps Help ↗support.google.com

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gemini.google.com: product, pricing and policy pages

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Last checked 28 Oct 2026. Every field keeps its source and date; unknown means we couldn’t confirm it.