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Gemini Review

By CompanionHunt Research

Facts current as of October 18, 2026
Prices checked October 3, 2026
Rated using our methodology
No in-app check; published sources only (how we check)

LLMs as companions · Best free

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Gemini's cheapest paid plan is Google AI Plus on the web at $4.99 a month. The free tier is permanent but capped.

Price: gemini.google, checked Free tier: one.google.com, checked

Google's assistant, built into Android and the Google app, which makes it the easiest of these to reach for anyone already using Google. Gemini Live handles spoken conversation and the free tier includes it. Google's policy prohibits sexually explicit content, and its own framing is an assistant rather than a companion.

Gemini at a glanceHow we rate

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App Store ratingGeneral-purpose LLM, not rated as a companion
Yes
Free tierFree / $4.99/mo
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Memory featuresNot in our memory ranking
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VoiceNot in our voice-calls ranking
SFW
Adult contentNot the focus, or restricted
3
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android

CompanionHunt scoreHow scores work

Not rated: general-purpose AI. General-purpose chatbots are not scored as companion apps.

Gemini key facts

Cheapest paid plan$4.99 a month equivalent (Google AI Plus, Web)gemini.google, checked
Free tierGemini is usable free with any personal Google Account (default model access, Gemini Live, image generation all available), with usage limits below the Google AI Pro/Ultra tiers; free storage is capped at Google's standard free 15 GB pooled across Gmail/Drive/Photos rather than the larger storage that comes with the paid plans.one.google.com, checked
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Androidgemini.google.com, checked
Adult contentNot allowed: Do not engage in sexually explicit, violent, hateful, or harmful activities... Sexually explicit content -- for example, content created for the purpose of pornography or sexual gratification.policies.google.com, checked
Age requirement13+support.google.com, checked
OperatorGoogle LLC (Delaware, US)policies.google.com, checked
App Store rating4.7 from 2270914 ratingsapps.apple.com, checked
Google Play rating4.6 from 46805116 ratingsplay.google.com, checked
Official sitegemini.google.com

Facts current as of . Spotted something stale? The change timeline below records every correction.

Is Gemini safe? Privacy in brief

  • Selling your data: the policy says personal data is not sold. support.google.com, checked
  • Training on your chats: chats may be used for training unless you opt out. support.google.com, checked
  • Deleting your data: the policy explains how to delete your account and data. support.google.com, checked

Gemini pricing

Current price: Free / $4.99/mo (Freemium). Prices in this category change quietly and often; any price change we record appears as a dated entry in the timeline below, so this page doubles as Gemini's price history.

PlanPriceWhereSource
Google AI Plus$4.99/moWebgemini.google, checked
Google AI Pro$19.99/moWebgemini.google, checked
Google AI Ultra (5x)$99.99/moWebgemini.google, checked
Google AI Ultra (20x)$199.99/moWebgemini.google, checked

Gemini change timeline

Every recorded price, model, policy, and feature change, newest first. This is the record we maintain for every companion: what you sign up for today is rarely what the app was a year ago.

No recorded changes yet. When this app changes its pricing, model, or policies, the dated entry appears here.

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Gemini alternatives

Sources

  1. gemini.google/us/subscriptions/
  2. apps.apple.com/us/app/google-gemini/id6477489729
  3. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.bard&hl=en_US&gl=US
  4. one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/
  5. policies.google.com/terms/generative-ai/use-policy
  6. support.google.com/gemini/answer/13278668?hl=en
  7. policies.google.com/terms
  8. support.google.com/gemini/answer/13594961?hl=en
  9. gemini.google.com/