Google Gemini vs ChatGPT
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Google Gemini
Google's AI assistant, now with Gemini 4 Argon on paid plans
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ChatGPT
OpenAI's assistant, now on GPT-6, with Work agents and Codex built in
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.7 / 10 | 9.2 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Free with a Google account: Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, 15 GB storage | Unlimited text chats with GPT-6 Luna (abuse guardrails apply); limited uploads, images, voice, deep research, Codex and Work |
| Paid from | SGD 6.98/month (Google AI Plus; US$4.99); Pro SGD 28.99, Ultra from SGD 139.99 | SGD 11/month (Go, Singapore price); Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | Hundreds of millions via Google products | ~900M weekly active users (1B+ monthly active app users as of mid-2026) |
| Founded | 2023 | 2022 |
| Maker | OpenAI | |
| Verdict | Gemini is the obvious assistant for people who live in Google's services: it reaches into Gmail, Drive and Docs, runs Deep Research and voice, and its paid plans bundle storage. Singapore pricing is reasonable at the low... |
ChatGPT remains the default general-purpose assistant: GPT-6 since October 2026, Intelligent UI answers, voice, images, deep research, and ChatGPT Work and Codex for longer agent jobs, all in one app. The free plan now o... |
| Full review → | Full review → |
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