Gemini is best for anyone already working in Gmail and Google Docs, freelancers on Android and small teams on Google Workspace. Its clearest advantage: Already inside the tools most small businesses use for email and documents.
- Avoid if
- teams that have standardised on Microsoft 365
- Cheapest useful plan
- €4.99/mo · Google AI Plus
- Free plan
- Yes
- Setup effort
- easy: minutes
- Main limitation
- Paid tiers bundle storage you may not need
- Already inside the tools most small businesses use for email and documents
- The free tier covers a lot of everyday drafting
- Cheapest entry price of any assistant we track
- teams that have standardised on Microsoft 365
- anyone who wants the assistant separate from their storage and email
What it actually does
Built into Gmail, Docs and Android, large free tier, skills that save reusable instructions, desktop apps for Windows and macOS, bundled with Google One storage.
Before you pay
What you are buying
Gemini has a free tier that covers a lot of everyday drafting. The paid Google AI plans bundle cloud storage with higher Gemini limits, so part of what you pay for is storage. If you already pay Google for storage, the upgrade may cost less than it looks; if you do not need storage, compare limits, not headline prices.
What a year costs
Google AI Plus is 4.99 € a month, 59.88 € a year, with 400 GB and doubled limits. Google AI Pro is 21.99 € a month, 263.88 € a year, with 5 TB and quadrupled limits. Ultra starts at 99.99 € a month, 1,199.88 € a year. We read the same 4.99 € on 8 August, 10 October and 25 October.
What we would check before paying
Plan names and limits change often, so read the current limits on the day you buy. Google AI Plus is sold for one person: multiplying it by a team gives a false budget. If your team works in Microsoft 365, Gemini is the weaker fit.
What changed recently
Gemini 4 Argon rolls out worldwide in the Gemini app for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. Source ↗
Skills (reusable instruction sets) arrive in Gemini chat and are set to replace Gems over time. Source ↗
A Gemini app for Windows 10 and later, opened with Alt+Space. Source ↗
Read on each vendor's official changelog, not tested by us.
The limits to know
- Paid tiers bundle storage you may not need
- Plan names and limits change often, and the tiers are hard to compare
- Weakest fit if your work already lives in Microsoft 365
Pricing & billing commitment
- Rate on record
- €4.99/mo · Google AI Plus
- What that figure is
- Month-to-month rate per account, read on the vendor's monthly view.
- Commitment
- None: payable one month at a time
- The vendor's exact condition
- per person/month; the paid tiers are Google One storage plans with Gemini limits attached, not a standalone assistant subscription
The pricing page, as read
In practice
- Platforms
- Web, Android, iOS
- Integrations
- Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Android
- Setup
- easy: minutes
Gemini in our comparisons
Alternatives to Gemini
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gemini?
Gemini is a tool from Google, used mainly for drafting in Gmail and Docs, research and summarising, image and data tasks. Main features: built into Gmail, Docs and Android, large free tier, skills that save reusable instructions. It has a permanent free plan; the paid entry point is €4.99/mo · Google AI Plus.
How much does Gemini cost?
The paid entry point is €4.99/mo · Google AI Plus. Month-to-month rate per account, read on the vendor's monthly view. The exact condition attached to that figure: per person/month; the paid tiers are Google One storage plans with Gemini limits attached, not a standalone assistant subscription. Read on the official pricing page on 25.10.2026. Prices move quickly: confirm before subscribing.
Does Gemini have a free plan?
Yes. Gemini publishes a permanent free plan. Check this before settling on it: paid tiers bundle storage you may not need.
What devices and tools does Gemini work with?
According to the vendor's documentation, Gemini runs on: Web, Android, iOS. Documented integrations: Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Android. Listed from the official sources, not tested by us: check your own setup on the free plan.
How we checked this record
The evidence record
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented: Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.
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Hands-on test
No automated hands-on test has been completed for this review cycle. This record rests on the vendor's official documentation and pricing page, re-read and dated. We say so rather than imply otherwise.
The research record
Read on the vendor's monthly view, from France; screenshot kept
Read on the vendor's monthly view, from France
Read on the vendor's monthly view
Sources
The official pages this record rests on. No tracking links here: these addresses name the vendor.
Evidence freshness
Each kind of check has its own clock and its own threshold. A price ages in weeks and a feature list in months; sharing one date between them would let an old review pass for a recent check.
| Check | When | State |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Checked 18 days ago | Fresh |
| Features | Checked 18 days ago | Fresh |
| Privacy & data | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Hands-on test | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Page review | Checked 96 days ago | Due soon |
What remains unverified
- No workflow was run inside the product. Everything here comes from the vendor's documentation and public pages.
- Data handling and the privacy policy were not independently verified during this research cycle. We therefore publish no conclusion about security or where data is stored.
- Export terms and the real cost of leaving are not on this record: we have not tested them.