Gemini
FreeGoogle's multimodal AI assistant
About Gemini
Google's AI assistant with native integration across the apps most people already use every day — Docs, Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Meet. Strong at research, coding, and multimodal reasoning, and the natural choice for anyone whose work lives inside Google Workspace. Powers the AI layer across Google's entire product ecosystem.
Pricing plans
- Gemini 2.0 Flash
- Google Workspace access
- Gemini 2.0 Ultra
- 1M token context
- Deep Research
- Full Google Workspace AI
- Admin + enterprise security
How Gemini compares
| Directr tier | S | S | S | S |
| Price | Free / $19.99/mo Advanced | Free / $20/mo Plus | Free / $20/mo Pro | Free / API from $0.028/1M tokens |
| Free tier | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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