Gemini is the AI assistant made by Google. It answers questions, writes and rewrites text, explains images and helps with planning and research. Google first launched it as Bard in March 2023 and renamed it Gemini in February 2024, after the model family that powers it.
Gemini works on the web, in its own mobile apps and inside Android, where it can replace Google Assistant. It connects to other Google services such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps and YouTube, so it can pull in a user's own data when asked. Features include Deep Research for longer reports, image generation and Gemini Live for spoken conversations.
The basic app is free. Google AI subscription plans give access to stronger models, higher limits and extra storage. Business and school customers get Gemini through Google Workspace. Developers can use the same models through the Gemini API and Google Cloud. Google is based in Mountain View, California.