Gemini
An excellent AI model when prompted right. Incredibly good as an intellectual sparring partner, image interpreter, image/video generator, and for planning complex projects with custom Gems.
At a Glance
Pros
- + Excellent intellectual sparring partner when prompted well
- + Outstanding image interpretation and analysis
- + Can generate images and videos directly
- + Custom Gems are powerful for specialized workflows
- + 1M token context window on Advanced tier
- + Strong Google Workspace integration
Cons
- − Requires good prompting to get the best results
- − Output quality can be inconsistent without the right setup
- − Brand confusion (Bard → Gemini → Gemini Advanced)
Best for: Intellectual sparring, image interpretation, image/video generation, and planning complex projects with custom Gems
Fabian's Take
CPO & Chief AI Officer
"Gemini has surprised me. When prompted right, it's an incredibly good intellectual sparring partner and excels at interpreting images, creating image generation prompts, and generating images and videos directly. The custom Gems are fantastic — I used them to plan, specify, and design an entire professional app. Over 200 tickets were written with Gemini's help."
Full Review
Google Gemini has evolved into a genuinely excellent AI model that deserves more credit than it gets. The key insight: it rewards good prompting more than most models. Once you learn how to work with it, the results are outstanding.
Intellectual Sparring Partner
This is where Gemini shines brightest. When you need to think through a complex problem — strategy, product design, business logic — Gemini is an exceptionally good sparring partner. It challenges your assumptions, offers alternative perspectives, and helps you pressure-test ideas in ways that feel genuinely collaborative.
Visual Capabilities
Gemini stands out for its multimodal strengths:
- Image interpretation: Feed it screenshots, diagrams, or photos and it provides remarkably detailed and useful analysis
- Image generation prompts: It’s excellent at crafting precise prompts for other image generators
- Direct image and video generation: Gemini can generate images and videos natively, making it a versatile creative tool
Custom Gems: The Secret Weapon
Custom Gems are Gemini’s most underrated feature. You can create specialized AI assistants tailored to specific tasks or contexts. I used a set of custom Gems to plan, specify, and design an entire professional application — from high-level architecture down to individual features. Over 200 Jira tickets were written with the help of Gemini through this workflow.
For anyone managing product development, this is a powerful approach: create Gems for your specific domain, feed them your context, and use them as intelligent planning partners.
Google Workspace Integration
Having AI assistance directly in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides adds practical value for day-to-day work. The 1 million token context window is the largest available, making it excellent for analyzing very long documents.
Who Should Use Gemini
Professionals who want an AI thinking partner, anyone working with visual content, and teams that need to plan complex projects. The custom Gems workflow alone makes the Advanced plan worthwhile. Just invest some time learning how to prompt it well — the payoff is substantial.
Added: 2026-02-21 · Last updated: 2026-02-21