Gemini is Google’s answer to chat. The company has integrated the language model into many of its products. In addition to a free variant, there are different versions and subscriptions that should be aimed at different user needs. We’ll tell you everything you need to know about the AI.
What is Google Gemini?
Google Gemini is a AI model series by Google subsidiary Deepmind. It was developed as the successor to the Google Bard language model, which was built on Gemini and has now been renamed accordingly.
Google officially presented Gemini in December 2023 – at that time still the basis for Bard. In the meantime, the voice model is the company’s flagship and is supposed to offer chatt and Co. The Gemini models are the basis of a multimodal chatbot. Specifically, the AI can not only process texts, but also pictures, videos, audio files, code and documents.
According to Google, Gemini should be particularly powerful in codegen, the solution of complex problems and creative tasks and put other AI models in the shade. The company has now integrated the language model into numerous Googel products. Among them: Google Search, the Google Assistant and the Google Workspace apps.
Gemini is available both as a web version and as an app for Android and iOS. In the meantime there are also several versions of the AI. In addition to a free version, Google also offers various subscriptions that should be aimed at different user needs.
The AI models from Google
Google has developed different variants of its Gemini model in order to be able to meet different requirements. These are the current versions (as of March 7, 2025):
- Gemini Ultra: The most powerful model of the series. It was developed to solve highly complex tasks that require a high degree of artificial intelligent. Among them: deep analyzes and academic questions.
- Gemini Pro: A relatively versatile model that was optimized for a wide range of tasks. It is considered a standard model and is particularly suitable for text generation, translations and coding.
- Gemini Nano: The model is primarily designed for efficiency and was specially developed for use on mobile devices. It is suitable for tasks that require a low storage requirement. Gemini Nano can answer questions in text form relatively quickly and summarize text content.
- Gemini Flash: A model that was mainly developed with a view to speed and efficiency. It is particularly suitable for chat conversations, as a virtual assistant, for the text of the text and the quick generation of texts.
- Gemini 1.5 Pro: A further developed version of Gemini Pro, which promises higher performance and an extended context window.
- Gemini 1.5 Flash: A further developed version of Gemini Flash, which is supposed to be faster and more efficient than its predecessor.
- Gemini 2.0 Flash: The latest version of the Flash model series, which is designed for speed, efficiency and improved multimodal skills. The model should provide faster answers than its predecessors and especially audio files, pictures, videos and text process and generate.
- Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: A variant of the Gemini model series, which should be particularly cost-effective for high performance. The model was developed to create a balance between speed, efficiency and costs and is suitable for chat conversations, as a virtual assistant, for the text of the text and the quick generation of texts.
Gemini costs: Google’s subscription model
For Gemini, Google offers various subscriptions that are supposed to be aimed at different user needs. A free version enables users to chat with Gemini, especially with Gemini. The free model can answer questions, translate texts and summarize content. It is also possible to upload and analyze files such as text documents or tables.
Compared to the other versions of the Gemini series, the free variant in the range of functions restricted. A paid subscription is necessary to access extended functions, such as the Ultra model. Google offers the following options:
- Gemini Advanced: Access to Gemini Ultra and Gemini 2.0, the most powerful model of the AI series. In contrast to the free version, it offers higher performance and numerous additional functions such as generating images. Google currently offers a free trial month (as of March 7, 2025). Advanced then costs 21.99 euros per month and can be canceled monthly.
- Google One AI Premium Plan: Includes access to Gemini Advanced. Subscribers also receive two terrabytes of storage space in Google Drive. Google currently offers a free trial month (as of March 7, 2025). Advanced then costs 21.99 euros per month and can be canceled monthly.
- Gemini for Google Cloud: Google Cloud offers various Gemini subscriptions for companies and developers. Among them: the Gemini Code Assist, which is supposed to support in software development. The prices vary depending on the range of function and use.
For business customers, Google has integrated numerous Gemini functions in applications such as Gmail, Docs, Sheets and Meet and offers various subscriptions for Google Workspace.
- Gemini Business: For 19 euros per user and month, companies receive extended AI functions within the workspace apps.
- Gemini Enterprise: This package offers additional functions, such as subtitle translations. Cost: 29 euros per user and month.
A notice: You should always be aware that AI models are not flawless because they tend to so-called hallucinations. The consequence of this is false or invented information that can arise because voice models answer using patterns and probabilities instead of using real knowledge or understanding. Since many AI models are trained from the Internet using data, they are not flawless. Especially with sensitive topics, it is therefore advisable to check information and content for your truth content.
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