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Two general assistant tools, the same questions. Every answer comes from the official pages, with the date we checked. Nothing here is ranked.

last check 2026-10-11

Gemini

by Google

Gemini is Google's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, summarising an uploaded document, or a Deep Research report built from Google Search results.

Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research

All Gemini facts

Kimi

by Moonshot AI

Kimi is an AI assistant from Moonshot AI that runs on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for questions answered with web search, reading uploaded PDFs or spreadsheets, or drafting slides and documents.

Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research

All Kimi facts

Where they differ

  • AI modelsGemini: 3.5 Flash-Lite, 3.6 Flash, 3.8 Flash, 3.1 ProKimi: Kimi K3, K3 Swarm
  • Web searchGemini: LimitedKimi: Supported
  • Usage limitsGemini: Limit refreshes every 5 hours until the weekly limit is reached, Standard limits, 2x the standard limits, 4x the standard limits, 5x or 20x the AI Pro limits, depending on subscriptionKimi: More agent credits than Free, 2x agent credits, 5x agent credits, 10x agent credits
  • Context windowGemini: 32k tokens, 128k tokens, 1 million tokensKimi: About 128K tokens per turn with the K2.6 model, Up to 1M tokens
  • Used to train AIGemini: Used to improve services, including training generative AI models, while Keep Activity is onKimi: Used to improve models (de-identified) unless you opt out via support
  • Can switch off trainingGemini: SupportedKimi: Limited
  • How long data is keptGemini: 18 months by default; auto-delete can be set to 3 months, 36 months or indefinite. Chats reviewed by humans are kept up to three years, even after you delete your activity. 72 hours for temporary chats and chats with Keep Activity offKimi: Stored in mainland China
  • Custom assistantsGemini: SupportedKimi: Limited
  • Connects toGemini: Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Keep, Google Tasks, Google Chat, Google Meet, Contacts, Messages, Phone, WhatsApp, Adobe, Canva, Picsart, Squarespace, Webflow, Wix, Device assistance (formerly Utilities), Google Home, Experian, Peloton, Zocdoc, Apartment List, Apartments.com, Find Hub, Google Play, Instacart, OpenTable, Zillow, Angi, Homh, Thumbtack, Urban Company, Google Photos, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Samsung Gallery, Spotify, YouTube Music, Airtable, Dropbox, Gemini Notebook, GitHub, Google Ads, Google Business Profile, Google Classroom, Google Workspace, Granola, HONOR Calendar, HONOR Notes, Hootsuite, Lenovo Notes, Linear, Mind Space, Miro, Monday.com, OnePlus Notes, OPPO Calendar, OPPO Notes, Otter.ai, PandaDoc, RD Station CRM, RD Station Marketing, Samsung Calendar, Samsung Notes, Samsung Reminder, Shopify, TECNO Calendar, TECNO Notepad, vivo Notes, Wispr AI, Xiaomi Calendar, Xiaomi Notes, Zoho Bigin, Zoho CRM, Zoho Desk, Zoho Mail, Zoho Projects, Bandsintown, Fever, GetYourGuide, Localiza, SeatGeek, Ticketmaster, ViatorKimi: Notion, Baidu Netdisk, GitHub, Supabase, Neon, Cloudflare

Same answer, but for different plans or with different conditions: agent mode. The table below shows the conditions.

Confirmed for only one of the two so far: account, where it is available. The table below shows which.

Same answer for both: free plan, file upload, image input, platforms, memory, projects, voice conversation, runs code and analyses data, deep research.

Plans and prices

As listed on each official pricing page, in the currency we were shown. No conversion, no rounding.

Gemini

  • Free Free plan$0.00 / month
  • Google AI Plus Paid, individual$4.99 / month
  • Google AI Pro Paid, individual$19.99 / month
  • Google AI Ultra Paid, individual$99.99 / month

Through the API: about $0.14 – $3.48 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 7 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.

Plan details and sources for Gemini

Kimi

  • Free Free plan$0.00 / month
  • Plus Paid, individual$19.00 / month
  • Pro Paid, individual$39.00 / month
  • Max Paid, individual$99.00 / month
  • Ultra Paid, individual$199.00 / month
  • Premium (企业版) Team$600.00 / year, annual commitment

Through the API: about $1.35 – $4.68 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 4 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.

Plan details and sources for Kimi

Full comparison with sources

GeminiKimi

What it is for

What it is for

Gemini:

Gemini is Google's AI assistant on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, summarising an uploaded document, or a Deep Research report built from Google Search results.

Kimi:

Kimi is an AI assistant from Moonshot AI that runs on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for questions answered with web search, reading uploaded PDFs or spreadsheets, or drafting slides and documents.

Editor's suggestion

Gemini:

  • Editor's suggestion: Try summarising a document you are allowed to share, then check the summary against the original.
  • Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.

Kimi:

  • Editor's suggestion: Try summarising a document you are allowed to share, then check the summary against the original.
  • Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.

Cost

Free plan

A free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately.

Gemini:

  • Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-10

    Free plan

Kimi:

  • Supportedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-10

    Free plan

Plans and prices

Gemini:

  • Free (Free plan)$0.00 / month
  • Google AI Plus (Paid, individual)$4.99 / month
  • Google AI Pro (Paid, individual)$19.99 / month
  • Google AI Ultra (Paid, individual)$99.99 / month
  • All plan details and sources

Kimi:

  • Free (Free plan)$0.00 / month
  • Plus (Paid, individual)$19.00 / month
  • Pro (Paid, individual)$39.00 / month
  • Max (Paid, individual)$99.00 / month
  • Ultra (Paid, individual)$199.00 / month
  • Premium (企业版) (Team)$600.00 / year, annual commitment
  • All plan details and sources

Through the API

Per 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month.

Gemini:

  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.10 in · $0.40 out · about $0.14 a month
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.30 in · $2.50 out · about $0.65 a month
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.30 in · $2.50 out · about $0.65 a month
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75 in · $3.75 out · about $1.17 a month
  • Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.75 in · $3.75 out · about $1.17 a month
  • Gemini 2.5 Pro$1.25 in · $10.00 out · about $2.63 a month
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview$2.00 in · $12.00 out · about $3.48 a month
  • Official price pageHow we count

Kimi:

  • Kimi K2.7 Code$0.95 in · $4.00 out · about $1.35 a month
  • Kimi K2.6$0.95 in · $4.00 out · about $1.35 a month
  • Kimi K2.7 Code HighSpeed$1.90 in · $8.00 out · about $2.69 a month
  • Kimi K3$3.00 in · $15.00 out · about $4.68 a month
  • Official price pageHow we count

AI models

AI models

The AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date.

Gemini:

  • 3.5 Flash-Lite, 3.6 Flash, 3.8 Flash, 3.1 Progemini.googlechecked 2026-10-10

Kimi:

  • Kimi K3, K3 Swarmkimi.com +1checked 2026-10-10

Input and output

File upload

You can give it files such as PDFs or documents.

Gemini:

  • Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10

    Plan not specified

Kimi:

  • Supportedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-10

    Plan not specified

Image input

You can give it an image to describe or analyse.

Gemini:

  • Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10

    Plan not specified

Kimi:

  • Supportedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-10

    Plan not specified

Voice conversation

Talk to it out loud and hear it answer.

Gemini:

  • Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Kimi:

  • Supportedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Runs code and analyses data

Runs code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text.

Gemini:

  • Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Kimi:

  • Supportedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Checking facts

Web search

It can search the web while answering.

Gemini:

  • Limitedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10

    Plan not specified

    Confirmed for Deep Research, which uses Google Search as a source by default. Not confirmed for ordinary chats.

Kimi:

  • Supportedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-10

    Plan not specified

Deep research

A mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations.

Gemini:

  • Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Kimi:

  • Supportedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Workflow

Platforms

Where the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension.

Gemini:

  • Web, Desktop app, Mobile appgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-10

Kimi:

  • Web, Desktop app, Mobile appkimi.comchecked 2026-10-10

Memory

Remembers things you told it in earlier chats.

Gemini:

  • Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Kimi:

  • Supportedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Projects

Group chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions.

Gemini:

  • Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Kimi:

  • Supportedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Custom assistants

Make your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems.

Gemini:

  • Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Kimi:

  • Limitedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

    Custom Skills (reusable instructions), not standalone assistants.

Agent mode

Can take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms.

Gemini:

  • Supportedgemini.googlechecked 2026-10-11

    Plans: Google AI Pro, Google AI Ultra · Region: United States

Kimi:

  • Supportedkimi.comchecked 2026-10-11

    Plan not specified

Connects to

Apps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them.

Gemini:

  • Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Keep, Google Tasks, Google Chat, Google Meet, Contacts, Messages, Phone, WhatsApp, Adobe, Canva, Picsart, Squarespace, Webflow, Wix, Device assistance (formerly Utilities), Google Home, Experian, Peloton, Zocdoc, Apartment List, Apartments.com, Find Hub, Google Play, Instacart, OpenTable, Zillow, Angi, Homh, Thumbtack, Urban Company, Google Photos, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Samsung Gallery, Spotify, YouTube Music, Airtable, Dropbox, Gemini Notebook, GitHub, Google Ads, Google Business Profile, Google Classroom, Google Workspace, Granola, HONOR Calendar, HONOR Notes, Hootsuite, Lenovo Notes, Linear, Mind Space, Miro, Monday.com, OnePlus Notes, OPPO Calendar, OPPO Notes, Otter.ai, PandaDoc, RD Station CRM, RD Station Marketing, Samsung Calendar, Samsung Notes, Samsung Reminder, Shopify, TECNO Calendar, TECNO Notepad, vivo Notes, Wispr AI, Xiaomi Calendar, Xiaomi Notes, Zoho Bigin, Zoho CRM, Zoho Desk, Zoho Mail, Zoho Projects, Bandsintown, Fever, GetYourGuide, Localiza, SeatGeek, Ticketmaster, Viatorsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11

Kimi:

  • Notion, Baidu Netdisk, GitHub, Supabase, Neon, Cloudflarekimi.comchecked 2026-10-11

Requirements

Account

Whether you need to sign up before using it.

Gemini:

  • Basic text chat in the web app works without signing in; a Google Account is needed for file upload, image generation, chat history and other featuressupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10

    On: Web

Kimi:

  • Not yet confirmed
Information incomplete

Where it is available

Countries or regions where the provider says it can be used.

Gemini:

  • Web app available in over 230 countries and territories listed on the official page; mainland China is listed as Workspace only; mobile app availability may differsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10

    On: Web

Kimi:

  • Not yet confirmed
Information incomplete

Sources and confidence

Confidence

Gemini:

Last checked 2026-10-11

All compared fields have a confirmed value.

Kimi:

Last checked 2026-10-11

Not yet confirmed: Account, Where it is available

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