Tools
Gemini vs Merlin
Gemini or Merlin? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In inglese
In short
- Both: Searches the web, Reads your files, Makes images, Mobile app
- Only Gemini states: Understands images, Acts for you
- Only Merlin states: Projects
Gemini
AI assistant for writing, research, image and video creation, voice conversations, file analysis, and connected Google apps.
Plans
Free
Free
- Gemini app
- Access to 3.6 Flash
- Varying access to 3.1 Pro
- Image generation and editing
- Deep Research
- 15 GB of cloud storage
Google AI Plus
- $4.99 / month
- 2x higher usage access than Free
- 200 Google Flow Credits
- More access to Nano Banana in Search
- More Audio Overviews and notebooks
- Gemini in Gmail, Vids, and more
- 400 GB of cloud storage
Google AI Pro
- $19.99 / month
- 4x higher usage access than Free
- 1,000 Google Flow Credits
- Higher access to Gemini 3 Pro and Deep Search
- Higher limits for Jules
- Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Vids, and more
- 5 TB of cloud storage
Google AI Ultra
- $99.99 / month
- $199.99 / month
- Up to 20x higher usage limits than Pro
- 10,000 or 25,000 Google Flow Credits
- Highest access to Gemini 3 Pro and Deep Search
- Highest limits for Jules
- Project Genie
- Starting at 20 TB of cloud storage
Gemini Enterprise — Business edition
- $21 USD per seat per month
- For small businesses and teams; no IT setup needed
- Build custom agents with no-code Workflow Builder
- Built-in security and governance
- 25 GiB storage and data indexing per seat (pooled)
- Up to 300 seats
Gemini Enterprise — Standard / Plus editions
- $30 USD per seat per month
- For organizations that need enterprise-grade IT controls
- Bring in agents built with ADK or third-party agents
- Advanced security and governance features
- Enterprise-grade cloud compliance and sovereign data boundaries
- Up to 75 GiB storage and data indexing per seat (pooled)
- Unlimited seats
Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Searches the web — “Gemini can analyze hundreds of sources in real-time” source
- Reads your files — “Upload an image or file of what you’re working on, and Gemini will break it down with clear, step-by-step guidance to help you learn how to get to the answer.” source
- Understands images — “Upload an image or file of what you’re working on, and Gemini will break it down with clear, step-by-step guidance to help you learn how to get to the answer.” source
- Makes images — “Image generation and editing” source
- Acts for you — “Access Chrome auto browse to help complete tasks for you” source
- Mobile app — “Yes, however, there might be some feature differences between the Gemini mobile app and Gemini web app.” source
Latest updates
- Get started with Gemini Spark
You can now ask Gemini Spark to help you set up your first skills and tasks.
- Access for US Pro subscribers
We’re rolling out Gemini Spark in English to Google AI Pro subscribers in the US.
- Expanded country & language support
We’re rolling out Gemini Spark in all Gemini Apps languages to Google AI Ultra subscribers wherever Gemini Apps are supported.
Merlin
Merlin is an AI chat assistant, browser extension, and mobile app for writing, research, coding, summaries, images, and data analysis.
Plans
Merlin Free
Free
Merlin $2 plan
- $2/month
- $24 per year
- Access to key Pro-level features
- Smaller usage quota than Merlin Pro
Pro(mini)
- $5/month billed annually
- $60/year
- Access to top AI models
- 70+ AI tools for research and writing
- Same features as Merlin Pro, with about one-fifth of the usage
Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Searches the web — “Use Live Search in tandem with websites and document sources to write precise, up-to-date reports” source
- Reads your files — “Just upload guidebooks or lecture PDFs, let Merlin learn from them and respond.” source
- Makes images — “Generate images with 20+ image models and aspect ratios for web and social media.” source
- Projects — “With Projects, add any context, create reusable knowledge bases and query repeatedly for tailored responses.” source
- Mobile app — “iOS app Android app” source
Latest updates
- We fixed the thing that kept breaking your code (Crafts v2)
The AI now builds files in stages, reads what it wrote, fills in sections iteratively, and files over 1,000 lines work.
- gpt-oss-120b live on Merlin!
Added gpt-oss-120b to Merlin.
- Merlin is turning agentic.
Launched Agentic Chat, where conversations use Live Search, Reasoning models, and Crafts.