Gemini
by Google
Gemini is Google's AI family. It is built into Google products such as Workspace and Android and offers multimodal input (text, images, audio, video) plus APIs for developers.
- People who live in Google Workspace
- Working with images, audio and video
- Android and Google Cloud projects
Check the vendor's own site for current plans, pricing and limits. Those change often.
Guides
Getting Started with Google Gemini
A practical first-day tour of Gemini: where to find it, what it is good at, how to prompt it, and what to check before using it with work data.
5 min read
Gemini API Basics - Keys, a First Request, Streaming and Errors
Get a Gemini API key, keep it safe, make a first request, stream a reply and handle the errors you are most likely to meet.
6 min read
Prompts
Equipment Inventory From Photos
A confidence column and an explicit unreadable marker keep the inventory honest.
it-ops
Explain a Diagram Image
Listing components and connections explicitly lets you check what the model saw before you rely on its explanation.
it-ops
Explain a Document or Image with Gemini
The description step is a quick check that the file was read properly.
analysis
Screenshot Error Explainer
Asking the model to transcribe the text first exposes misreads before they turn into bad advice.
it-ops
Video Lesson Summary and Quiz
Video-capable assistants can turn long lessons into structured study material, and the quiz converts passive watching into active recall.
learning
Whiteboard Photo to Clean Notes
A transcription pass before organizing keeps the raw content separate from your interpretation.
productivity
Questions & answers
Agent templates
Gemini Screenshot and Diagram Troubleshooter
Reads an error screenshot or network diagram, says what it can and cannot see, and gives an ordered list of safe checks for IT troubleshooting.
4 min read
Personal Study Tutor
Teaches a topic by asking you questions, explaining gaps simply and quizzing you, rather than just handing over answers.
3 min read