Gemini
Google's assistant. Free, AI Plus $4.99, AI Pro $19.99, Ultra from $99.99 (US).
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- Can an AI assistant work inside your other apps?Yes
Gemini's Connected Apps can summarize Gmail, add calendar events, play Spotify and control Google Home devices.
Good to know: Unavailable on the web and iOS if Keep Activity is off.
- Can an AI assistant write and run code for you?Yes
Google AI Pro and Ultra include Jules, Google's asynchronous coding agent, with higher limits on Ultra.
Good to know: AI Pro is $19.99/month in the US.
- Can you stop AI companies training on your chats?Yes
With Keep Activity off or in temporary chats, Google doesn't use your future chats to train its models, unless you send feedback.
Good to know: Chats are still kept 72 hours. With Keep Activity on, human reviewers may see chats; reviewed data is kept 3 years.
- Can you use Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini for free?Yes
Gemini Free includes the Flash-Lite model, Deep Research, Gemini Live and 15 GB of Google storage.
Good to know: The strongest models need AI Pro or Ultra.
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Google AI plans in the US as listed on Oct 22, 2026: Free ($0: Flash-Lite model, Deep Research, Gemini Live, 15 GB storage); AI Plus ($4.99/month, 400 GB); AI Pro ($19.99/month: Gemini 4 Argon, Pro model, Jules coding agent, Gemini in Gmail and Docs, 5 TB); AI Ultra ($99.99 or $199.99/month for 5x or 20x Pro limits, from 20 TB).
Read the sourceHelp article (read Oct 22, 2026): with permission, Gemini can use Connected Apps to summarize Gmail, create calendar events, play music from YouTube Music or Spotify, and control Google Home devices. You connect or disconnect apps under Customize > Connectors. With Keep Activity off, Connected Apps are unavailable on the web and iOS.
Read the sourceGemini Apps Privacy Hub (last updated Oct 19, 2026): with Keep Activity on, Google uses activity to improve services, including training generative AI, with help from human reviewers; reviewed data is disconnected from the account and kept 3 years. With Keep Activity off or in temporary chats, chats are kept 72 hours and not used to train models unless you send feedback.
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