Gemini
Google's assistant, tightly integrated with Search, Gmail and Workspace.
Gemini is Google's assistant across web, mobile and Workspace. Its distinguishing feature is access to Google's own data surfaces: it can pull from your Gmail, Drive and Calendar, and it grounds answers in live Search results rather than relying only on training data.
Our take
The obvious choice if your work already lives in Google Workspace — the integration saves more time than any difference in raw model quality. Outside that ecosystem the advantage largely disappears.
Last checked 2026-07-26
Best for
- Teams already on Google Workspace
- Questions that need current information from the web
Limitations
- Advantage is tied to the Google ecosystem
Key features
- Grounded in live Google Search results
- Reads Gmail, Drive and Calendar with permission
- Built into Google Docs, Sheets and Slides
- Large context window on paid tiers
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