What Gemini is and which plan you need

Learning objectives

Explain what Google Gemini is and where you can use it
Compare Gemini with other assistants
Choose a plan sensibly

What is Gemini?

Gemini is Google’s AI assistant and also the name of Google’s family of AI models. You can use it:

On the web at gemini.google.com
In the Gemini app on Android and iPhone — on many Android phones it can be your main assistant
Inside Google products: Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Drive, Chrome, YouTube, Photos and Search

Why people choose Gemini

Strength	What it means for you
Google connection	Can work with your Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Maps and YouTube (when you allow it)
Multimodal	Understands text, photos, PDFs, audio and video
Long context	Can read very long documents and many files at once
On your phone	Voice, camera and screen help with Gemini Live

Plans (simplified)

Plan	Suits
Free	Everyday questions, writing, images with limits
Google AI paid plans (e.g. AI Plus, AI Pro, AI Ultra)	Stronger models, higher limits, Deep Research, video generation, Gemini in Gmail/Docs, extra Google storage
Google Workspace (business)	Gemini for company email and documents with admin controls

Google often runs offers in India for students and telecom customers. Check the current plans page before paying, and note when a free offer ends so you are not charged unexpectedly.

Practical demonstration

Open gemini.google.com with your Google account and try:

I am a [your role] in Kolkata. Explain what you, Gemini, can help me with — in 5 bullet points with one example each.

What is the difference between Gemini the app and Gemini the AI model? Explain simply.

Practice task

List 5 Google products you already use daily. For each, write one way Gemini could help you there.