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Gemini Advanced vs GPT-4o

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
Gemini Advanced
Writing
GPT-4o
Writing
TaglineGoogle's flagship — strong at math, long context, and Workspace integration.OpenAI's multimodal flagship behind ChatGPT.
CategoryWritingWriting
PricingPaid· $20/mo via Google One AIFreemium· Free tier; Plus $20/mo
ModelGemini 2.5 ProGPT-4o
Editorial score9.0 / 109.4 / 10
Use cases
Workspace integrationmathlong contextresearch
general writingsummarizationvisionvoice mode
Pros
  • Excellent Google Workspace integration
  • Very long context window
  • Strong on STEM tasks
  • Strong all-rounder
  • Voice mode is uncannily good
  • Huge ecosystem & plugins
  • Available in ChatGPT, API, Copilot
Cons
  • UX still less polished than ChatGPT/Claude
  • Refusals can be inconsistent
  • Limited fine-tuning controls
  • Style can be generic without nudging
  • Hallucinates citations occasionally
  • Context smaller than Claude on long docs
Websitegemini.google.comchatgpt.com
Pick Gemini Advanced if
  • ✅ Excellent Google Workspace integration
  • ✅ Very long context window
  • ✅ Strong on STEM tasks
Pick GPT-4o if
  • ✅ Strong all-rounder
  • ✅ Voice mode is uncannily good
  • ✅ Huge ecosystem & plugins
  • ✅ Available in ChatGPT, API, Copilot
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