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These days announcements like this just make me want to put on my tinfoil hat - what's in it for Google, though? Why make it more convenient for people to submi

• kllrnohj 6mo ago
  Presumably the upside for Google is they'll just lock it behind the "Google AI Plus" subscription plan if it isn't already
• amelius 6mo ago
  Yes. We desperately need more local models.
• stbenjam 6mo ago
  Lots of people are flocking to Claude and ChatGPT -- and making Gemini more useful in the browser everyone already has makes a lot of sense. More Google use, more data they gather, more ads they can show you
  • pineaux 6mo ago
    To chatgpt? Claude I believe, but chat?
  • fg137 6mo ago
    "Lots of people" -- actual numbers will be helpful. If you look at market share, Google the search product barely changed. In terms of financials, Alphabet is earning more than ever on ads, according to earnings.
• notatoad 6mo ago
  >what's in it for google gemini is a paid product.
  • gnabgib 6mo ago
    It's available free, visit: https://gemini.google.com https://gemini.google.com (logged out, incognito, etc)
    • notatoad 6mo ago
      yes it has a free tier. but if you use it lots, you'll run out of free credits. this is google introducing a feature that will encourage more use of a product that they charge money for. we don't need to speculate "how does this benefit google" on the products that they directly charge for.
• blitzar 6mo ago
  > what's in it for google everyone elses product does it