I've spent the last month running both tools through the wringer—everything from writing code for a Raspberry Pi project to researching my next vacation spot. Here's what I found.
The Quick Rundown
Google Gemini is Google's unified AI model (currently Gemini 2.5 Pro and 2.5 Flash). It lives inside Google Workspace, Android, and the Google Cloud. The free tier gives you access to Gemini 2.5 Flash with a whopping 1-million-token context window.