Gemini Advanced is here. Get 2 months free.

[Bryn]

Google Bard has been rebranded to Gemini as of today. And the much anticipated Bard Advanced with Gemini Ultra has arrived, but as Gemini Advanced.

‎Google Gemini

Meet Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. Get help with writing, planning, brainstorming, and more. Experience the power of generative AI.

gemini.google.com

Unfortunately, it's only available on personal Google accounts and not Workspace accounts. You can get two months free, and thereafter it's the same $20 as ChatGPT Plus.

Except with Google you also get 2TB storage, Google Photos editing features and eventually, Gemini integration with your mail and files.

I signed up just now and so far, it seems comparable to GPT-4 Turbo with ChatGPT Plus. Much slower responses compared to Gemini Pro (the free service) and as nuanced and accurate as I'd hope, especially for coding tasks.

 

[Pho3nix]

Was going to sub but need to cancel my Google One sub for the family before I do so it seems.

OP can’t your family members use Gemini as well?

Curious to see if their code situation is better than GPT as of late

 

[SauRoNZA]

Was going to sub but need to cancel my Google One sub for the family before I do so it seems.

OP can’t your family members use Gemini as well?

Curious to see if their code situation is better than GPT as of late

Aren’t they dedicating Duet to all things code?

 

[Pho3nix]

Aren’t they dedicating Duet to all things code?

Gemini Advanced seems to also be alright code wise according to some Developer YouTubers I follow.

 

[OnlyOneKenobi]

Doesn't seem to be available on the iPhone Google app yet. I suppose it will come eventually.

I like the Google Maps integration already.

 

[Bryn]

Doesn't seem to be available on the iPhone Google app yet. I suppose it will come eventually.

I like the Google Maps integration already.

I noticed the app screenshots showed the new interface, despite the update not being available to me, and now when I check the screenshots are for the old/current interface again. So maybe the rollout was halted for a bit, possibly due to Apple's rules around advertising products that are sold off-platform.

The mobile site is fine for the time being, but I'm still looking forward to the Google iOS app update.

 

[OnlyOneKenobi]

ChatGPT 3.5 Turbo seems more capable with regards to Python scripting and troubleshooting. Gemini "forgets" what the script it provides to you looks like pretty quickly too, and then when you share the particulars as well as the error messages, it gets back into that loop of "what you should look for to troubleshoot on line x" whereas ChatGPT will find the issue, fix it and update the script for you.

 

[Bryn]

ChatGPT 3.5 Turbo seems more capable with regards to Python scripting and troubleshooting. Gemini "forgets" what the script it provides to you looks like pretty quickly too, and then when you share the particulars as well as the error messages, it gets back into that loop of "what you should look for to troubleshoot on line x" whereas ChatGPT will find the issue, fix it and update the script for you.

Interesting that you'd experience that with 3.5. Google claims Gemini Ultra is superior to GPT-4 at Python code generation, and I would have thought that GPT-4 is a lot better than 3.5. Both GPT-3.5 and Gemini Advanced have a 32k token limit, so Gemini isn't doing a great job of maintaining its context.

Overall I think I prefer Gemini Advanced to ChatGPT so far. The way it seamlessly retrieves info from the web without making a song and dance about it, its ability to summarise videos, the way it tends towards bullet points rather than lengthy paragraphs when summarising, and especially its code quality (for my needs) - it's been amazing for me. I'm also finding it far more interesting and enjoyable to engage with general discussions.

 

[OnlyOneKenobi]

Interesting that you'd experience that with 3.5. Google claims Gemini Ultra is superior to GPT-4 at Python code generation, and I would have thought that GPT-4 is a lot better than 3.5. Both GPT-3.5 and Gemini Advanced have a 32k token limit, so Gemini isn't doing a great job of maintaining its context.

Overall I think I prefer Gemini Advanced to ChatGPT so far. The way it seamlessly retrieves info from the web without making a song and dance about it, its ability to summarise videos, the way it tends towards bullet points rather than lengthy paragraphs when summarising, and especially its code quality (for my needs) - it's been amazing for me. I'm also finding it far more interesting and enjoyable to engage with general discussions.

I agree with the web and summary experience is better on Gemini (advanced), but it's failing hard at the scripting tasks that even free Chat GPT can do, now with regards to powershell as well as python. I suppose the tasks I'm giving it are quite atypical, but still. Not to mention that the Dall-E imagine generation in Chat GPT 4 is miles ahead of whatever Google is using for Gemini. I'm hoping Gemini will get better (hopefully before the free trial ends), but it if doesn't then I'll just move back to Chat GPT again, but it's too pricy to subscribe to both.

 

[OnlyOneKenobi]

I see Gemini is available in the Google app on iOS now. That improves its usefulness quite a bit... let the experimentation continue.

 

[Bryn]

I agree with the web and summary experience is better on Gemini (advanced), but it's failing hard at the scripting tasks that even free Chat GPT can do, now with regards to powershell as well as python. I suppose the tasks I'm giving it are quite atypical, but still. Not to mention that the Dall-E imagine generation in Chat GPT 4 is miles ahead of whatever Google is using for Gemini. I'm hoping Gemini will get better (hopefully before the free trial ends), but it if doesn't then I'll just move back to Chat GPT again, but it's too pricy to subscribe to both.

That's too bad then. Fortunately I just care about JS and PHP, and Gemini Advanced is a beast in those areas so far for me. I don't much care for image generation in either platform, as they're both rubbish compared to Midjourney IMO.

What I really want is to switch Gemini from my personal account to my Workspace one. Hopefully that launches soon, as having all that Google Docs stuff across years of work emails and documents will be amazing. And also because the 2TB Google Drive storage isn't very useful to me on my personal Google account.

I see Gemini is available in the Google app on iOS now. That improves its usefulness quite a bit... let the experimentation continue.

Thanks for the heads up! I checked now it's also available for me. Very nice implementation of native app access!

 

[backstreetboy]

Google Releases Gemini Pro 1.5

Just two months after its initial release of the Gemini AI models, Google today released its first Gemini 1.5 model, Gemini 1.5 Pro.

www.thurrott.com

Just two months after its initial release of the Gemini AI models, and one week after the release of Gemini 1.0 Ultra, its most capable AI model, Google today released its first Gemini 1.5 model, Gemini 1.5 Pro. And it’s bringing Gemini 1.0 Ultra to developers for the first time as well.

Confused? Buckle up and join the club. After a year of talking about AI, Google has finally stepped on the gas pedal.

 

[BeerIsNotGood...]

Google Bard has been rebranded to Gemini as of today. And the much anticipated Bard Advanced with Gemini Ultra has arrived, but as Gemini Advanced.

‎Google Gemini

Meet Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. Get help with writing, planning, brainstorming, and more. Experience the power of generative AI.

gemini.google.com

Unfortunately, it's only available on personal Google accounts and not Workspace accounts. You can get two months free, and thereafter it's the same $20 as ChatGPT Plus.

Except with Google you also get 2TB storage, Google Photos editing features and eventually, Gemini integration with your mail and files.

I signed up just now and so far, it seems comparable to GPT-4 Turbo with ChatGPT Plus. Much slower responses compared to Gemini Pro (the free service) and as nuanced and accurate as I'd hope, especially for coding tasks.

Lol

 

[Bryn]

Lol

What?

 

[FiestaST]

Gemini Live is now available to all Android users

Google announced that Gemini Live is now free to use for all Android users on the Gemini app. The service initially launched on the Pixel 9 series and was hidden behind a subscription service for Advanced users on other devices.

Gemini Live is only available in English at the moment. Gemini Live is billed as a “mobile conversational experience” and is the AI-powered replacement for Google Assistant. You can read more about Gemini Live in our coverage from its announcement.

Gemini Live is now available to all Android users

Free for all on the Gemini Android app. Google announced that Gemini Live is now free to use for all Android users on the Gemini app. The service initially...

www.gsmarena.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840867795707576768

 

[IamNoone]

Gemini Live is now available to all Android users

Google announced that Gemini Live is now free to use for all Android users on the Gemini app. The service initially launched on the Pixel 9 series and was hidden behind a subscription service for Advanced users on other devices.

Gemini Live is only available in English at the moment. Gemini Live is billed as a “mobile conversational experience” and is the AI-powered replacement for Google Assistant. You can read more about Gemini Live in our coverage from its announcement.

Gemini Live is now available to all Android users

Free for all on the Gemini Android app. Google announced that Gemini Live is now free to use for all Android users on the Gemini app. The service initially...

www.gsmarena.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840867795707576768

Been using it since yesterday morning. He is now Steve

 

[IamNoone]

Steve does not remember his name or mine. He called me Raphael for some reason.