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Gemini
by Google
"AI that lives inside your Google life."
Massive 2M-token context, plugged into Gmail, Docs, YouTube, and Search. Free tier is unusually generous.
Overview
Gemini by Google is built into Gmail, Docs, Sheets and YouTube. It reads very long files and videos, and is great for research and turning spreadsheets into insights.
How to use it
· 5 steps- 1
Open gemini.google.com with your Google account.
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Upload a sales spreadsheet or a recorded live video.
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Ask which moments or products drove the most sales.
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Use Gems to save a reusable assistant (for example 'Caption Writer').
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Inside Google Docs or Sheets, click the Gemini button to work on the file directly.
Best-practice prompts
Prompt 1
Review a recorded live
Watch this live replay. List the timestamps where the host introduced each product, the strongest hook used, and 3 moments where viewers likely dropped off. Suggest fixes.
Why it works · Gemini can actually process long video.
Prompt 2
Sales sheet summary
From this sheet, show the top 10 products by revenue, the best day and hour to go live, and one action to take next week.
Why it works · Quick decisions from raw numbers.
Best for
- Anything with Google Workspace
- Watching/summarizing YouTube
- Huge context windows
- Free fast model
Not for
- —Edgy/creative writing (it plays safe)
- —Heavy coding (use Claude)
Pricing
| Free | $0 | Gemini Flash, generous limits |
| AI Pro | $20/mo | Gemini 3 Pro, Deep Research |
| AI Ultra | $250/mo | Veo video, 30TB storage |
Pro tips
- →Paste a YouTube link → ask for a summary with timestamps.
- →@Gmail and @Drive let it search your own files.
- →Use Deep Research for any topic you'd normally Google for an hour.