I can’t figure out what all of the hype about Gemini is over chat gpt is. I would like some one to explain in a quantifiable sense why they think Gemini is better. I can understand an argument that Gemini doesn’t talk to you the same way chat GPT does but it really is a different brand of toothpaste. It seems to me that google has a competent and comparable product but I honestly can’t figure out what the hype is about. What I mostly use an AI for is deep research and how to read and make sense of documents such as how to shop for health insurance. I don’t program anything beyond a couple simple functions with a raspberry pi.

Well,the question is in the title. For me... It kind of suck? I mean,it's definitely just how I use it but I often use the old functions to have the traduction of pictures in languages I don't get. So,I use gemini because I made a mistake and this is what I have now... It start by talking about Egypt and then claim that it's a text based product and can't do it... I'm just asking to open Google traduction? Like,it can't even open it. It just tell me. "Yeah,here's the steps to open Google traduction". When I used the old interface,it opened it without giving me a tutorial on how to do it?(It was a japanese comic about,well,I don't know what was written but it seemed to be about a girl calling out to her friend and being ignored? Anyway,I don't get how it found Egypt.)

So yeah,I'm aware I don't like this thing because of how I use it and others probably have better experiences but.. I still don't get the change? Do you think it's for the better or not?

I still can’t figure out why Gemini struggles to compete with Claude and GPT.

• It owns Chrome

• It’s backed by Android

• It has access to ~95% of global search data

• It indexes and stores vast amounts of web content

• Google holds one of the largest user data ecosystems

• Even incognito data isn’t entirely private

So where’s the gap?

I’m looking to switch from cashapp and narrowed it down to Gemini or coinbase. The last several posts don’t look so good to me tho. Although their fees are better, customer service seems to be lacking.

Has anyone had both Coinbase and if so, which is better? Btw I’m only holding btc for the long term

So I feel like I'm missing out here because Google promises Gemini as the most useful thing ever and, short of pic editing I don't really use it all that much so I'm interested to learn more.

What are some things that you guys use Gemini for that you think are real game changers?

TLDR- if I use Gemini heavily at work (as a Google employee) what am I likely less familiar on of AI capabilities from other tools? Curious of best in breed “oh actually Claude is better at coding” and practical things like “project folders don’t exist in Gemini”

Hi, I use AI heavily in my job doing product strategy and operations for Google. Think processes, internal tooling for scale, data analysis, program management etc. given that I work for Google, my AI tech stack is of course all Google tooling and manly variations of Gemini.

In my personal life I use AI for tons of little things, but more like a sophisticated search engine (food recipes, home DIY projects etc) and I don’t “vibe code tools”.

What type of things am I likely missing or unaware of if I’m not using Claude, Anthropic, ChatGPT etc in the work setting?

At work, my next plan is to mess around more with Gemini CLI and Ai Studio for more “agents” and automation. Right now I build lots of Apps Script based tooling (work with Gemini to get the code, put it in the script test and iterate) but I really want to do more advanced and more polished things for me and my team.

Thank you!

The whole reason I used Gemini was because its long memory - I found pro mode remembered 30+ conversations with a total of 180,000 words or so. And it's more intelligent than the alternatives, and it gives answers I can usually trust.

Recently I found that memory is cut by about half. And pro mode is lobotomized. Gems become lobotomized.

Am I the only one who found Gemini's getting more and more stupid? At this point I might as well go back to ChatGPT, at least it gives longer answers and is more conversational.

Update: since I made this post 2 days ago I believe they slashed the context window AGAIN! It can only remember 50000 words or so. Clearly they have no interests in fixing the issue, and it's NOT going to get better, go figure.

I heard about how good gemini was and so I have been trying to use it for the past 16 hours. This model will continue to edit code every single message even when you explicitly tell it to stop 5 times in a row. Beyond this it struggles with all the same exact problems that chatgpt does. Im honestly happy because I was worried gemini 3 was going to quickly make me lose my job security but its still the same slop. I believe gemini is probably amazing for quick promt to project concepts but if you are using it to design massive projects or integrate it with existing projects its not really any better than chatgpt. I will admit that it may be slightly better at coding than chatgpt but even then its hard to say because it seems to not understand the real world as well as chatgpt which holds it back.

Mindblowing model, Does everything well math, physics, code. Improved visual understanding. This is the model I've been waiting for. Beats claude Sonnet 4.5 at UI design.

Our subscription is ending in 4 days. We've noticed a HUGE decline in quality of ChatGPT since the GPT-5 release. Atleast 5 times a day it just thinks but doesn't even respond, it does stuff wrong, it doesnt listen to feedback and at this point it's costing us more time than that it's saving.

We've been looking at Gemini lately, pricing is the same. Is it worth making the switch?

I use AI extensively in my role - it's basically what I do all day. But for the life of me, I cannot find any redeeming qualities in Gemini Advanced.

I've had great success with ChatGPT Plus and Claude-3 Opus. They aren't perfect, but I've been able to turn both into very successful elements of my company's tech "portfolio."

But I can't find anything Gemini is good at. ChatGPT is hands down the most versatile tool. Claude Opus is really great at dealing with long form text. But Gemini...just doesn't seem to do anything well. Whenever I try something, either Claude or GPT does it better.

So I ask, honestly: is there any redeeming value to Gemini Advanced? Am I missing something? Or is it just...bad?

If it matters, I know how prompt, I understand the limitations of these tools, I do this professionally - but Gemini is the only product that just truly seems to be a dud. If anyone out there has some insight on how to make this tool actually do something more useful than Claude or GPT, please, let me know, I'm genuinely trying to figure it out.

I'm a been on Pro for more than 8 months, so when I saw the redesign, I was excited... at first. My excitement dropped a little when I saw the usage limit thing, but I thought it wouldn’t matter since, usually, with Pro, you can talk to Gemini for a pretty long time. Even if you hit the limit, it normally resets after a few minutes. But my excitement went from 100% to 0% after only like 7 minutes of actually using this update. Not only does Gemini somehow feel way dumber now, but I can’t even talk to it for more than 10 minutes before the usage limit runs out. And this is with PRO. That’s the part that really annoys me. I’m literally paying for the subscription, yet I feel more restricted than before. Genuinely why did Google do this?

I was actually starting to use Gemini almost exclusively over ChatGPT.

I pay for both, but I was seriously considering cancelling my ChatGPT subscription because Gemini felt like the better model for my workflow: larger input limits, strong reasoning, and a better image model. It also integrates better with the rest of my tools.

But Gemini has now become completely useless for one very simple reason.

After just a few prompts in the same conversation, Gemini can no longer properly view or process screenshots that I upload. It either ignores them or responds as if the images don’t exist at all. At that point, the output has nothing to do with what I’m actually trying to achieve.

Since a huge part of my workflow depends on iterative work with screenshots (debugging, analysis, reviewing UI, workflows, etc.), this completely breaks Gemini for me. If it can’t reliably “see” what I upload, it’s not usable.

This wasn’t always the case, which makes it even more frustrating.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is this a known issue? Is there a fix or workaround, or any indication that Google is addressing it?

At this point, I honestly feel forced to go back to using ChatGPT exclusively, despite preferring Gemini in many other aspects. This single issue is a dealbreaker..

I got the free year of advanced Gemini AI (or whatever they call it) when I got my Pixel 9 Pro Fold. I figured it would be like an advanced version of Google Assistant. Instead, it's much worse.

It rarely responds to "Hey, Google." (My Pixel 3 watch has the same problem.) When it does respond, it could be on my watch, phone, or both. Sometimes it just doesn't do what you ask. Other times it says it can't do it, like when it refused to start a timer. Last night, after it didn't respond to "Hey Google," I said "Hey dumb***" later and, without me being aware it was even listening, it said, "I don't reply to insults."

Also last night, I was talking about Google Assistant, and Gemini suddenly started talking about how it understood my frustrations. I never said "Hey Google."

It obviously has to be listening all the time, but I don't like it interrupting conversations with my spouse while we're in bed.

I asked it how to change the voice that it uses, and it said that it's an LLM (Large Language Model), and doesn't have a voice. It unhelpfully added that if I was using accessibility software then I could check the settings.

Now, every time I open it, or every time I do something that causes Gemini to try to help out, it pops up a notification prompting me to "Go Live." I have to dismiss the notification every time, which makes Gemini basically useless as a hands-free assistant.

So, am I doing something wrong, or is this basically beta software that Google forced onto their users?

P.S. I love the 9 Fold, though! The phone is amazing.

Edit: Thanks for the replies! After reading them, I think I need to try going back to Google Assist. My opinion of Gemini would probably be different if I used more of its advanced features, but I have other tools for that. Right now I just want something that will turn on a 5 minute timer when I tell it to!