Gemini
Foundation Models · Free + paid · Popularity rank #2
Google DeepMind's multimodal AI model
Popularity rank #2
2nd place with 1.1 billion monthly visits; grew rapidly in 2026 to a 27.7% share of AI assistant apps (Visual Capitalist / AI Business Weekly, 2026)
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- Made by
- Google DeepMind
- Korean
- UI in Korean
- API
- Yes
- Available on
- Web, API
What is Gemini?
Gemini is Google DeepMind's family of models, and the latest, Gemini 4 Argon, is a next-generation frontier model built to solve the hardest problems. It is used for long-horizon software engineering, scientific research, robotics, and cybersecurity defense. You can chat in the Gemini app or build in Google AI Studio and Google Antigravity. The Gemini API for developers offers text, image, video, and audio processing, function calling, structured output, Google Search grounding, and more.
- Gemini 4 Argon flagship reasoning model (up to 1 million tokens of long decoding)
- Gemini 3.8 Flash model
- Chat in the Gemini app
- Google AI Studio and Google Antigravity development environments
- Function calling, structured output, and code execution
- Google Search and Google Maps grounding
- Batch API (50% cost savings) and context caching
Who uses Gemini and for what
- Engineers: long-horizon software engineering and legacy code migration
- Researchers: accelerating scientific research (e.g., optimizing quantum chemistry packages)
- Fixing cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Pricing
What you get for free — Yes (Gemini API free tier: limited access to certain models, free input and output tokens, content is used to improve Google products)
| Plan | Price | Main limits |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini API free | $0 | Limited access to certain models, Google AI Studio access |
| Gemini 4 Argon (Standard, input) | $2 | Per 1 million tokens, $2 until 2026-11-30, $4 from 12-01; not available on the free tier |
| Gemini 4 Argon (Standard, output) | $10 | Per 1 million tokens, $10 until 2026-11-30, $20 from 12-01 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (Standard, input) | $0.75 | Per 1 million tokens, $0.75 until 2026-12-31, $1.50 from 2027-01-01; free tier available |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (Standard, output) | $3.75 | Per 1 million tokens, $3.75 until 2026-12-31, $7.50 from 2027-01-01 |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, contact sales |
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying. · Official pricing page
Combos that work well with Gemini
From change detection to publishing after approval
Gemini links changes in official URLs to DB records. In Make, diff summaries, review requests, and publishing tasks are orchestrated in order. Block external publishing and sending until a person approves.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
Self-hosted operations workflow
Gemini connects collection, classification, approval, and audit logs into a single flow. In n8n, secrets, permissions, and retry rules are separated by environment. Failed jobs leave the original text and the error reason in the review queue.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
Parser, crawler, and test code
Gemini implements parsers that handle changes in each site's HTML, JSON-LD, and API responses. In Cursor, unit tests verify the extraction of price, limit, and currency fields. Rules for robots, terms of service, and request rate are reflected in the code.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
Structuring official documents and pricing pages
Gemini structures the body text, links, and metadata of public official pages. In Firecrawl, the source URL, collection time, and page title are stored in each record. Targets that do not comply with terms of service, robots, or access restrictions are excluded.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: freemium (free + paid subscription)
Pricing data normalization and quality testing
Gemini converts source fields into a model of plan, currency, billing period, and limit. In dbt, tests check for duplicate, NULL, relationship, and range errors. Transformation history and documentation make it possible to trace the origin of numbers.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: open source + paid cloud-managed plan
State-based review agent
Gemini defines the state transitions for collection, extraction, comparison, and approval. In LangGraph, failure, hold, and re-review paths are kept in the job log. A human approval node is required before automatic publishing.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: open source (free)
Tool-calling pricing update agent
Gemini separates agent roles into collection, extraction, verification, and reporting. In OpenAI Agents SDK, the result of each tool call is recorded together with a structured schema. The publishing tool is not called without complete sources and approval.
Cost: Brain: freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / Tool: open source (free)
Official pricing comparison page and change alerts
Gemini collects public official pricing pages and extracts them into plan, currency, billing cycle, and limit fields. In the Firecrawl + dbt + n8n combo, dbt tests filter out missing, duplicate, and abnormal values and compare them with previous values. n8n sends the source URL and a summary of differences to the reviewer, and publishes only after approval.
Cost: Freemium (free + paid subscription) + API pay-as-you-go / freemium (free + paid subscription) / open source + paid managed cloud plan
Gemini integrations and ecosystem
Google Workspace side panel integration
- Gmail / Docs / Drive / Slides / Chat — Handles cross-app tasks with the same Gemini features in the side panel of every Workspace app
Third-party connectors (read-only)
- Asana — Gemini searches and views Asana task information (editing is not supported)
- Mailchimp — Lets you view marketing campaign data in Gemini
Gemini CLI extension ecosystem
- Shopify — Official extension for working with commerce data from the command line using Gemini
- Elasticsearch / Dynatrace — Official partner extension for querying search and monitoring data with Gemini CLI
- Google Apps Script — Creates and runs Workspace automation scripts directly in Gemini CLI
Gemini Enterprise MCP server
- Google Workspace API — Gemini Enterprise agents access Workspace data through an MCP server managed directly by Google
AI tools similar to Gemini (alternatives)
Gemini vs. alternatives at a glance
| AI | Pricing | Combos on the map | Connected tools | Free | Cheapest monthly | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini | Free + paid | 81 | 16 | Yes | — | Yes |
| Grok-2 | Free + paid | 30 | 5 | Yes | $8/mo | — |
| Llama | Free | 75 | 5 | — | — | No |
| Claude | Free + paid | 83 | 16 | Yes | $20/mo | Yes |
| Command R+ | Free | 30 | 16 | — | — | Yes |
3 of these 5 tools have a free plan. Cheapest paid plan: Grok-2 ($8/mo).
Combo and connection counts are based on the relationships recorded on AI Galaxy Map (2026-10-26); they are not a quality ranking.
Gemini on AI Galaxy Map
- One of 60 AI tools in the Foundation Models field.
- Connected to 16 other tools — #6 in its field.
- Part of 81 work combos recorded on the map.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Gemini for free?
Yes (Gemini API free tier: limited access to certain models, free input and output tokens, content is used to improve Google products). Prices can change, so check the official site before paying.
What works well with Gemini?
Based on the combos on the map, there is a workflow such as "From change detection to publishing after approval" that uses it together with Make.
What AI can I use instead of Gemini?
Tools that do the same job, such as Grok-2, Llama, Claude, Command R+, are connected to it on the map.
Can I use Gemini in Korean?
UI in Korean
Sources (official pages)
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying.