Free Gemini is good enough to challenge ChatGPT in the free market
rickasaurus · x · 2026-08-25
User Rickasaurus states that the free version of Gemini is now sufficiently capable, leading him to use it accidentally out of habit. He speculates that ChatGPT may struggle to win the free market against Google's offering.
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