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Gemini

by Google · Mountain View, USA

AI baked into Gmail, Docs, and Drive. Best video generation in the field.

Founded Dec 2023
Lowest plan Free
Top plan $249.99/mo
API range $0.1–$18 / 1M
Visit Gemini ↗ Updated Apr 25, 2026
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All plans, in full.

Free
Free
Free
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash
  • Multimodal input
  • Basic features
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Plus
$9.99 /mo
AI Plus
  • Gemini 3 Pro
  • Higher caps than Free
  • 200 GB storage
  • NotebookLM
  • Family sharing (5)
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Pro
$19.99 /mo
AI Pro
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro
  • 1M token context
  • Deep Research
  • Veo 3.1 Lite
  • 5 TB storage
  • Gmail / Docs
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Ultra
$249.99 /mo
AI Ultra
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro (extended)
  • Veo 3.1 video (1080p)
  • Deep Think
  • 30 TB storage
  • Project Mariner (US)
  • YouTube Premium
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The honest take

AI baked into Gmail, Docs, and Drive. Best video generation in the field.

Best for: Google ecosystem users, video generation, very long documents (1M tokens)

Where it falls short: Quality lags ChatGPT/Claude on hard reasoning; UI changes constantly

What you actually get

  • Writing
  • Images
  • Video (Veo)
  • Workspace
  • 1M context
  • Deep Research

Pricing history

Feb 2024
Gemini Advanced at $19.99/mo
Q3 2025
Renamed AI Pro / AI Ultra
Jan 2026
AI Plus tier launched at $9.99/mo
Apr 2026
AI Ultra raised to $249.99/mo; 3.1 Pro to AI Pro tier

Should you pay for it?

The free tier of Gemini is good enough for casual use. Pay $9.99 only when you start hitting daily caps or need access to the better models.

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