ChatGPT vs Google Gemini
Pricing
ChatGPT: Free tier, paid from $8/mo (Plus $20/mo, Pro from $100/mo)
Google Gemini: Free tier, paid from $4.99/mo (Google AI Pro $19.99/mo)
Description
ChatGPT: OpenAI's AI assistant for writing, research, analysis, images and voice, with the Codex coding agent included
Google Gemini: Google's AI assistant for chat, research, image and video generation, built into Gmail, Docs and other Google apps on paid plans
Pros
- The free plan includes unlimited text chats with GPT-6, within abuse guardrails
- Plus adds deep research, projects, scheduled tasks, custom GPTs and more Codex usage
- Apps for web, iOS, Android and desktop, with voice chats on every plan
- The free plan includes image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live and Canvas
- Google AI Pro ($19.99/mo) adds 5 TB of storage, Gemini in Gmail and Docs, and higher limits in Jules and Antigravity
- Pro handles up to 1,500 pages of uploaded files and a 1 million token context window
Cons
- The $8 Go plan may show ads
- Your chats can be used to train OpenAI's models unless you opt out
- Most plan limits (uploads, images, deep research, Codex) are described as limited or expanded rather than given as numbers
- These plans need a personal Google Account; business use goes through Gemini Enterprise, from $21 per seat a month
- Free access to the top 3.1 Pro model varies
Details
ChatGPT is OpenAI’s assistant. Besides chat, it searches the web, works with files and spreadsheets, creates images, holds voice conversations and takes on multi-step work in ChatGPT Work. Codex, OpenAI’s coding agent, is included in the same plans.
Go ($8/month) mainly raises the free limits. Plus ($20/month) is where the advanced reasoning models, projects, scheduled tasks and fuller Codex access start. Pro starts at $100 a month in three usage tiers, for people who use it all day.
Business plans for teams start at two users. OpenAI’s API is billed separately from any ChatGPT plan.
Gemini is Google’s assistant, on the web and as a mobile app. It chats, researches with Deep Research, creates and edits images, and on paid plans generates video. Paid plans also put Gemini inside Gmail, Docs and other Google apps.
It suits founders who already live in Google’s tools. Google AI Plus ($4.99/month) doubles the free usage limits and adds 400 GB of storage. Google AI Pro ($19.99/month) gives four times the free limits, 5 TB of storage and entry access to Google’s coding agents, Jules and Antigravity.
Ultra starts at $99.99 a month for the highest limits. For a company account, Google sells Gemini Enterprise separately from $21 per seat a month, and Gemini also comes with Google Workspace plans.
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