Gemini
At WorkAssistantGoogle
Google's AI assistant, also built into Gmail, Docs and other Workspace apps.
- Who it's for: professionals using AI at work
- Pricing: Free; paid Google AI plans (verify on the official site)
- Official site: https://gemini.google.com
- Source / changelog: https://gemini.google/release-notes/
Best for / Not for
Best for
- Google Workspace users
- Research with Google search grounding
- Multimodal tasks including images and video
Not for
- Teams not on Google tools wanting deep integrations elsewhere
3 concrete use cases
- Gmail help: Summarize a long thread and draft a reply in Gmail.
- Docs drafting: "Draft a project brief from these notes" inside Google Docs.
- Deep research: Ask for a research report with sources on a market question.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Integrated across Google Workspace
- Free tier
- Strong multimodal capabilities
Cons
- Best features tied to paid Google plans
- Workspace features depend on admin settings
- Answers need verification
How to get started with Gemini in 10 minutes
- Open gemini.google.com with your Google account
- Try a research question
- Upload a file and ask for a summary
- If on Workspace, open the Gemini side panel in Gmail or Docs
- Save useful prompts as Gems
Industries using Gemini
Articles mentioning Gemini
- An AI daily routine for a busy real estate agent
- The AI tool stack for real estate agents in 2026
- Writing listing descriptions and social posts with ChatGPT and Claude (with fair-housing cautions)
Gemini alternatives
- ChatGPT: General AI assistant with search, file analysis, projects and agent mode.
- Claude: AI assistant for writing, analysis and research, with projects and connectors to work apps.
- Grok: xAI's assistant with real-time search across the web and X.
Recent changes
Weekly updates for Gemini will be logged here as they appear in issues.