Gemini is Google’s family of AI models — multimodal models that understand text, images, audio, and video. This guide explains what Gemini is, how to access it, and when to use it, using Google’s official sources and no comparison numbers.
What is Gemini?
Gemini is a model family from Google DeepMind built for multimodal understanding, complex tasks, and coding. It comes in different tiers, notably a fast, efficient Flash class and a Pro class for more complex tasks and advanced reasoning.
How to access Gemini
- Gemini web app: gemini.google.com — sign in with a Google account and start.
- Built into Google products such as Search and Workspace.
- For developers via Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.
Gemini vs open models (Gemma)
Alongside the closed Gemini, Google releases open-weight Gemma models that can run locally. See the Gemma 2 page in the Models section.
Gemini, ChatGPT, or Claude?
Each assistant has its strengths, and the choice depends on your tasks and how it fits the tools you already use. To compare two popular assistants, see Claude vs ChatGPT, or browse ChatGPT and Claude.
Official sources
- Google DeepMind — deepmind.google/models/gemini
- Gemini app — gemini.google.com
