Google has a new AI called Gemini 1.0, and you can use it now. More AI tools are also coming soon. The question is, can this model beat ChatGPT? Google has introduced Gemini 1.0 as its latest and best AI model.
Let’s find out if Google’s top AI can outperform its main competitor, ChatGPT, in the ongoing battle of the bots.
This guide will show you the differences between Gemini and ChatGPT in terms of their history, availability, pricing, and functionality.
Understanding how major companies use AI can be confusing. Both Google and Microsoft have extensive histories as big business software companies. Making it nearly impossible to count all their product launches, rebrands, and acquisitions.
As a result, AI tools need to support a wide variety of products and services. When Google mentions “Gemini,” it could mean many different things.
Versions
Google has launched three versions of the Gemini large language model (LLM) under “Gemini 1.0,” the initial release of the software. These include:
- Gemini Ultra: The most powerful model, though slower.
- Gemini Pro: The most scalable, all-purpose model, currently utilized for Bard.
- Gemini Nano: The most efficient model, less powerful but suitable for on-device tasks.
Currently, Google has introduced Gemini Pro for use in Bard alongside the existing AI model also named Bard. Additionally, Nano version has been released for the Pixel 8. The Pixel 8 Pro is the first phone designed to work with Nano. Enabling new features such as the “Summarize in the Recorder” app and Smart Reply for WhatsApp.
Ultra version is still in the fine-tuning stage. And Google plans to release it for a new version of Bard called Bard Advanced in 2024.
Google is set to expand the applications of Gemini throughout 2024. Although a complete list hasn’t been provided, it will involve four major product areas: Search, Ads, Chrome, and Duet AI. Google has mentioned ongoing experiments with Gemini in Search, aiming to reduce latency by 40%.
Gemini vs ChatGPT
Google asserts that Gemini can outperform ChatGPT, particularly emphasizing this as a major selling point. However, the current Gemini-powered Bard’s performance doesn’t entirely live up to the hype.
There’s a catch: Google claims that only the “Ultra” version of Gemini can beat ChatGPT, but this version won’t be available until sometime in 2024. Early reports suggest that Gemini Ultra narrowly outperforms ChatGPT-4 in various categories.
As of now, comparisons are being made between Gemini Pro and ChatGPT’s free version, GPT-3.5, and the results are not receiving enthusiastic reviews. For instance, Nilay Patel from The Verge mentioned that when he asked Google Bard, powered by Gemini, an important question, it confidently created a fictional Vergecast interview with a non-existent link.
Writing for The Atlantic, Matteo Wong notes that Gemini can beat GPT-4 “on most metrics,” but it’s considered just an “iterative advance” – a small improvement rather than a significant leap forward.
While acknowledging ChatGPT’s imperfections, including AI hallucinations and pointed-out exploits, Google has yet to demonstrate that Gemini can truly impress ChatGPT users. Up to this point, it seems that it hasn’t achieved that goal.
Pricing
Gemini is an added value for Google and will be integrated into numerous products, including the widely-used Search engine and the Chrome browser frequently used in conjunction with Search. Many of these versions are available for free, although users technically pay by sharing their ad data.
Currently, limited free use of Gemini is possible. The Bard generative text AI platform is the easiest way to familiarize yourself with the tool, and Gemini can also be used with Pixel 8 at no cost. However, in the future, the AI tool will be incorporated into paid services. It remains to be seen whether it will be a paid add-on and which enterprise services will feature it.
In comparison, ChatGPT has a simpler pricing system. Anyone signing up for a free account can access the free tier by sharing their email address and phone number. There’s also a paid tier, ChatGPT Plus, priced at $20 per month, offering a more advanced LLM and the option to integrate ChatGPT plugins, some of which may have an additional fee. Finally, there’s the Enterprise ChatGPT tier with on-demand pricing.
Google currently employs AI versions in free products used by billions daily, including Search, YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Play, and Android. In the near future, Google is likely to quietly introduce Gemini across these services. While this might eliminate the need for an extra monthly subscription fee, it also suggests that using Gemini could become unavoidable.
Data Sources and Language Models
The Bard chatbot platform currently utilizes both the Bard LLM and the Gemini Pro LLM. The gradual introduction of the complete Gemini family into all Google products is expected to be a slow process, likely involving a mix of earlier LLMs and the more efficient Gemini LLMs. For the average user, these changes are occurring behind the scenes.
When Ultra makes its debut in 2024, it is positioned to surpass ChatGPT. Tests have indicated that it has outperformed the OpenAI model across 30 out of 32 categories.
“Our most-capable model, Gemini Ultra, advances the state of the art in 30 of 32 benchmarks, including 10 of 12 popular text and reasoning benchmarks, 9 of 9 image understanding benchmarks, 6 of 6 video understanding benchmarks, and 5 of 5 speech recognition and speech translation benchmarks.” –Jeff Dean, Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind
ChatGPT’s data model is sourced from publicly available data, directly scraped from the internet. Both the GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models utilize data collected up to September 2021 or earlier.
Accessing the Gemini
Once you’ve familiarized yourself with Google’s new AI technology, you can give it a try. There’s no waiting period or beta testing phase to endure; Gemini Pro is currently accessible through the Bard chatbot website.
While currently available only in the English language version, Gemini Pro is gradually rolling out to over 170 countries and territories, making it accessible to a wide audience. Similar accessibility is true for OpenAI’s chatbot, which has been open to the public on its dedicated website since its debut in November 2022.
However, it’s important to note that many of the powerful features of both Gemini and ChatGPT are reserved for paying users. This applies to services like ChatGPT Plus and other models of Gemini, such as Ultra and Nano.
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