What are the pros of Gemini?

Widest native input support — text, image, audio, video and PDF in one model. Flash tier is among the cheapest capable models at $0.75 / 1M input. Native Google Workspace, Docs and Gmail integration. Generous free tier through AI Studio for developers.

What are the cons of Gemini?

Pro pricing doubles above 200K context, which penalises exactly the long-document work you'd buy it for. Flash pricing is promotional and increases on 2027-01-01. Flagship Pro tier still carries a 'preview' label.

How much does Gemini cost?

Gemini offers a free tier. Paid plans start at $20/month.

Does Gemini have an API?

Yes, Gemini offers API access for developers.

Gemini

Google's assistant, deepest multimodal input and Workspace integration

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Gemini is Google's assistant, spanning the 3.1 Pro reasoning tier and the cheaper 3.6/3.7 Flash line. It accepts the widest range of input types of any major assistant — text, image, audio, video, and PDF — and is the only one wired natively into Google Workspace. Its pricing is tiered by prompt length rather than flat.

Workflow Fit

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Best use cases

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Provider & model access

Provider: Google

Free tier: Yes

API access: Yes

Models: Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Pro

Pros

Widest native input support — text, image, audio, video and PDF in one model
Flash tier is among the cheapest capable models at $0.75 / 1M input
Native Google Workspace, Docs and Gmail integration
Generous free tier through AI Studio for developers

Cons

Pro pricing doubles above 200K context, which penalises exactly the long-document work you'd buy it for
Flash pricing is promotional and increases on 2027-01-01
Flagship Pro tier still carries a 'preview' label

Specifications

Free Tier: Yes
API Access: Yes

Features

Context Window1M tokens

Vision Input

Reasoning Mode

Open Weights

Web Search

API Access

Pricing

Plan	Price	Limits	Key Features
Free	Free	—	Flash access • Web and app • AI Studio developer tier
Google AI Pro	$20/mo	—	Gemini 3.1 Pro access • Workspace integration • Higher limits
Google AI Ultra	$250/mo	—	Highest limits • Priority capacity • Expanded storage
API (pay-as-you-go)	Custom	—	$0.75-$2.00 / 1M input • $3.75-$12.00 / 1M output • Context caching up to ~90% off