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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 factsMistral Vibe
by Mistral AI
Mistral Vibe, formerly Le Chat, is Mistral AI's chat assistant and agent on the web and in mobile apps; a beginner might try it for questions answered with web search or for asking about uploaded documents and images.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All Mistral Vibe factsWhere they differ
- AI modelsGemini: 3.5 Flash-Lite, 3.6 Flash, 3.8 Flash, 3.1 ProMistral Vibe: Mistral Medium 3.5, Devstral
- Web searchGemini: LimitedMistral Vibe: Limited, Supported
- PlatformsGemini: Web, Desktop app, Mobile appMistral Vibe: Web, Mobile app, Editor extension
- 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 subscriptionMistral Vibe: Limited messages and web searches, Up to 6x the Free plan's messages. Flash answers: 150 per day on Pro, 200 per day on Team. Fair usage limits apply
- Used to train AIGemini: Used to improve services, including training generative AI models, while Keep Activity is onMistral Vibe: Used to improve models unless you turn it off, Not used to train models by default
- 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 offMistral Vibe: Hosted in the European Union by default. Chats kept until you delete them
- Custom assistantsGemini: SupportedMistral Vibe: Limited
- Agent modeGemini: SupportedMistral Vibe: Limited
- Voice conversationGemini: SupportedMistral Vibe: 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, ViatorMistral Vibe: Gmail, Google Drive, GitHub, Notion, Atlassian, Box, Google Calendar, Linear, Outlook, Outlook Calendar, SharePoint, Slack, Stripe
Same answer, but for different plans or with different conditions: file upload, runs code and analyses data. The table below shows the conditions.
Confirmed for only one of the two so far: account, where it is available, context window. The table below shows which.
Same answer for both: free plan, image input, can switch off training, memory, projects, 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 GeminiMistral Vibe
- Free Free planPrice not confirmed
- Pro Paid, individual$14.99 / month, plus tax
- Team Team$24.99 / month, plus tax
Through the API: about $0.17 – $2.34 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 6 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.
Plan details and sources for Mistral VibeFull comparison with sources
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| What it is for | 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. | Mistral Vibe, formerly Le Chat, is Mistral AI's chat assistant and agent on the web and in mobile apps; a beginner might try it for questions answered with web search or for asking about uploaded documents and images. |
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| Free planA free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately. |
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| Through the APIPer 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month. |
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| AI modelsThe AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date. |
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| File uploadYou can give it files such as PDFs or documents. |
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| Image inputYou can give it an image to describe or analyse. |
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| Voice conversationTalk to it out loud and hear it answer. |
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| Runs code and analyses dataRuns code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text. |
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| Web searchIt can search the web while answering. |
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| Deep researchA mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations. |
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| PlatformsWhere the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension. |
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| MemoryRemembers things you told it in earlier chats. |
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| ProjectsGroup chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions. |
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| Custom assistantsMake your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems. |
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| Agent modeCan take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms. |
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| Connects toApps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them. |
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| AccountWhether you need to sign up before using it. |
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| Where it is availableCountries or regions where the provider says it can be used. |
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| Confidence | Last checked 2026-10-11 All compared fields have a confirmed value. | Last checked 2026-10-11 Not yet confirmed: Account, Where it is available, Context window |
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.
Mistral Vibe:
Mistral Vibe, formerly Le Chat, is Mistral AI's chat assistant and agent on the web and in mobile apps; a beginner might try it for questions answered with web search or for asking about uploaded documents and images.
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.
Mistral Vibe:
- 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
Mistral Vibe:
- Supportedmistral.aichecked 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
Mistral Vibe:
- Free (Free plan)Price not confirmed
- Pro (Paid, individual)$14.99 / month, plus tax
- Team (Team)$24.99 / month, plus tax
- 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
Mistral Vibe:
- Ministral 3 14B$0.20 in · $0.20 out · about $0.17 a month
- Mistral Small 4$0.15 in · $0.60 out · about $0.21 a month
- Codestral$0.30 in · $0.90 out · about $0.36 a month
- Mistral Large 3$0.50 in · $1.50 out · about $0.60 a month
- Mistral Large 4$1.36 in · $4.18 out · about $1.65 a month
- Mistral Medium 3.5$1.50 in · $7.50 out · about $2.34 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
Mistral Vibe:
- Mistral Medium 3.5, Devstralmistral.ai +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
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
All current plans
Image input
You can give it an image to describe or analyse.
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 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
Mistral Vibe:
- Limiteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Speech is transcribed into a text prompt; available on all plans.
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
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Pro, Team
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.
Mistral Vibe:
- Limitedmistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Free plan: the number of web searches is limited.
- Supportedmistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
Pro plan
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 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
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 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
Mistral Vibe:
- Web, Mobile app, Editor extensiondocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
Memory
Remembers things you told it in earlier chats.
Gemini:
- Supportedsupport.google.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 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
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 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
Mistral Vibe:
- Limiteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Custom Skills replace the legacy Agents feature, which is being removed.
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
Mistral Vibe:
- Limiteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Work acts in connected apps through connectors; the docs read do not describe browser or desktop control.
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
Mistral Vibe:
- Gmail, Google Drive, GitHub, Notion, Atlassian, Box, Google Calendar, Linear, Outlook, Outlook Calendar, SharePoint, Slack, Stripedocs.mistral.aichecked 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
Mistral Vibe:
- Not yet confirmed
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
Mistral Vibe:
- Not yet confirmed
Sources and confidence
Confidence
Gemini:
Last checked 2026-10-11
All compared fields have a confirmed value.
Mistral Vibe:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: Account, Where it is available, Context window
