Starting January 15, 2025, the best of Google AI is now included in Workspace Business and Enterprise plans. Previously, you could only get these features if your organization purchased a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on. AI features will be rolling out to Google Workspace Business and Enterprise plans over the coming weeks and months.
If you get Gemini for Google Workspace through your school, there are no changes to Gemini availability in your account.
To learn more about the changes, review the Google Workspace blog.
With Gemini for Google Workspace, you can use AI-assisted features to draft emails, revise documents, and more.
Access to Gemini for Google Workspace is available through:
- A work or school Google Account: You can get AI-powered features through an eligible Google Workspace subscription or Gemini for Google Workspace add-on.
- A personal Google Account: Gemini is available through Google One AI Premium.
Learn about Gemini for Google Workspace features
Gmail- Use the Gemini in Gmail side panel to draft email responses, query your emails ("Catch me up on Project Clover emails"), and summarize emails and email threads. Learn how to collaborate with Gemini in Gmail.
- Ask Gemini in Gmail to write emails like a birthday invitation or customer outreach notes. Learn how to draft emails with Gemini in Gmail.
- Get relevant responses to emails from Gemini in Gmail. Learn about reply suggestions from Gemini in Gmail.
- Use the Gemini in Docs side panel to summarize the main points of a lengthy document, create an outline for a sales pitch, brainstorm a list of ideas for a new marketing campaign, and easily polish your documents with writing, grammar, and formatting suggestions from Gemini. Learn how to collaborate with Gemini in Docs.
- Ask Gemini in Docs to draft or refine copy like a blog post or project plan. Learn how to write with Gemini in Docs.
- Ask Gemini to create inline and cover images for your documents. Learn how to create an image with Gemini in Docs.
- Generate inline summaries of a document when you use the @ menu in Docs. Learn how to summarize documents with Gemini in Docs.
- Create a variety of formatted documents, like blog posts, press releases, and campaign briefs. Learn how to create documents with Gemini in Docs.
- Use Proofread to check your spelling and grammar or get stylistic suggestions. Learn how to use Proofread.
- Use the Gemini in Drive side panel to summarize multiple documents, generate insights on a specific topic, help you find files, and more. Learn how to collaborate with Gemini in Drive.
- Use Gemini in Drive to summarize and analyze your PDFs. Learn how to use Gemini in Drive with PDFs.
- Use the Gemini in Sheets side panel to quickly create tables, such as an expense tracker, generate insights based on spreadsheet data, and more. Learn how to collaborate with Gemini in Sheets.
- Organize projects or events, such as a task tracker or conference agenda. Describe what you want to organize and Gemini suggests a custom table with placeholder data that you can insert in your spreadsheet. Learn how to organize data with Gemini.
- To make manual text processing tasks easier, Gemini automatically detects incomplete column pairs and predicts remaining values. Learn how to use enhanced Smart Fill.
- Use the Gemini in Slides side panel to quickly generate new slides, like a meeting agenda, generate custom images for your presentations, rewrite content, and more. Learn how to collaborate with Gemini in Slides.
- Create custom images with Gemini to add to your slides. For example, create an image of a picnic or abstract painting. Learn how to create images with Gemini.
- Remove backgrounds from any image in a slide. Learn how to remove image backgrounds.
- Use Gemini to take meeting notes in Docs and share with your team. Learn how to take meeting notes with Gemini.
- Use translated captions in real time for your meetings in more languages. Learn about translated captions.
- Use adaptive audio to join meetings with multiple laptops in the same room without dedicated conferencing hardware or worrying about echoes or disruptive audio feedback. Learn about adaptive audio.
- Create custom background images with Gemini. For example, you can create an illustration of a magical forest as your background. Learn how to create background images.
- Get studio-quality audio, video, and lighting when you join a meeting. Learn how to enhance video and audio with Gemini.
- Use the Gemini in Google Chat side panel to summarize a space or conversation ("What are the key takeaways in this conversation?"), generate a list of action items ("Are there any action items for me in this conversations?"), or ask specific questions ("What is the decision on the project discussed in this conversation?"). Learn how to collaborate with Gemini in Google Chat.
- Catch up on unread messages in a conversation or space from Home. Learn about Gemini summaries in Chat.
- Automatically translate messages to your preferred language. Learn more about Automatic Translation.
- Google Vids is an AI-powered video creation app for work. Use Vids to create, write, produce, edit, collaborate, and share your videos. Learn more about Google Vids.
- You can chat with the Gemini web app at gemini.google.com or the Gemini mobile app on Android and iOS. You can use the Gemini app to:
- Brainstorm ideas, develop a plan, or find different ways to get things done.
- Get a quick summary of more complex topics.
- Create first drafts of outlines, emails, blog posts, and more.
- Work or school accounts with a Gemini for Workspace license or qualifying Workspace edition get access to Gemini Advanced. With Gemini Advanced, you get everything in the Gemini app plus custom Gems, priority access to new features, access to Google’s most capable AI models, and more. Learn how to use Gemini Apps with a work or school account.
- NotebookLM is an AI-powered research assistant that lets you upload sources and then ask questions, summarize information, generate new ideas, and listen to Audio Overviews based on those sources.
- NotebookLM Plus gives you everything already included with NotebookLM, plus higher utilization limits, access to premium features, and additional sharing options and analytics. Learn more about NotebookLM Plus.
Compare Gemini features in Google Workspace
To use Gemini for Google Workspace features, you need to have an eligible Google Workspace edition for your work account. Availability of Gemini features varies depending on your Google Workspace edition.
- To check if you have access to Gemini for Google Workspace, look for the Gemini icon
in a Workspace app. For example, at the top right of Gmail or Docs, click Ask Gemini
- You can also contact your administrator.
Check available Gemini features in:
- Google Workspace Business plans
- Google Workspace Enterprise plans
- Gemini for Google Workspace add-ons
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| Generate a background | Coming soon | Coming soon | |
| Studio sound, studio look, and studio lighting | Coming soon | Coming soon | |
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| Automatic Translation | Coming soon | Coming soon | |
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| Enterprise-grade security & privacy | |
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| Google Workspace extensions* | |
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| Edit and run code | |
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| File upload and advanced data analysis | |
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| Upload sources, create summaries and Audio Overviews, and Q&A | |
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* This feature is unavailable to customers who have email-verified accounts.
** NotebookLM Plus is currently an additional Google service, and is covered under the NotebookLM Plus for Google Workspace Additional Terms of Service. Use of NotebookLM with Business Starter is covered by the Google Terms of Service. NotebookLM Plus is coming soon as a Google Workspace Core Service.
| Enterprise Starter | Enterprise Standard | Enterprise Plus | |
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| Contextual smart replies | Coming soon | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Google Docs | |||
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| Help me create an image | |
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| Help me create | |
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| Summarize a document | |
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| Google Drive | |||
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| Analyze PDFs | |
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| Google Sheets | |||
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| Enhanced Smart Fill | |
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| Google Slides | |||
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| Help me create an image | |
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| Remove image backgrounds | |
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| Google Meet | |||
| Take notes for me | |
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| Translated captions | |
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| Adaptive audio | |
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| Generate a background | Coming soon | Coming soon | |
| Studio sound, studio look, and studio lighting | Coming soon | Coming soon | |
| Google Chat | |||
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| Summarize conversations | |
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| Automatic Translation | Coming soon | Coming soon | |
| Google Vids | |||
| Full access to AI features | |
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| Enterprise-grade security & privacy | |
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| Google Workspace extensions* | |
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| Gemini Advanced | |
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| Gems | |
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| Edit and run code | |
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| File upload and advanced data analysis | |
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| NotebookLM** | |||
| Upload sources, create summaries and Audio Overviews, and Q&A | |
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| NotebookLM Plus | |
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* This feature is unavailable to customers who have email-verified accounts.
** NotebookLM Plus is currently an additional Google service, and is covered under the NotebookLM Plus for Google Workspace Additional Terms of Service. Use of NotebookLM with Business Starter is covered by the Google Terms of Service. NotebookLM Plus is coming soon as a Google Workspace Core Service.
Important: Gemini for Google Workspace add-ons are no longer available for sale. If your organization previously purchased an add-on, you can continue to use Gemini features in Google Workspace products.
| Gemini Business | Gemini Enterprise | AI Meetings and Messaging | |
| Gmail | |||
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| Help me write | |
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| Contextual smart replies | |
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| Google Docs | |||
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| Help me create an image | |
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| Help me create | |
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| Summarize a document | |
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| Proofread | |
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| Google Drive | |||
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| Analyze PDFs | |
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| Google Sheets | |||
| Side panel | |
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| Help me organize | |
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| Enhanced Smart Fill | |
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| Google Slides | |||
| Side panel | |
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| Help me create an image | |
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| Remove image backgrounds | |
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| Google Meet | |||
| Take notes for me | |
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| Translated captions | |
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| Adaptive audio | |
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| Generate a background | |
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| Studio sound, studio look, and studio lighting | |
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| Google Chat | |||
| Side panel | |
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| Summarize conversations | |
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| Automatic Translation | |
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| Google Vids | |||
| Full access to AI features | |
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| Gemini app | |||
| Enterprise-grade security & privacy | |
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| Google Workspace extensions | |
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| Gemini Advanced | |
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| Gems | |
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| Edit and run code | |
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| File upload and advanced data analysis | |
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| Image generation with people | |
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| NotebookLM | |||
| Upload sources, create summaries and Audio Overviews, and Q&A | |
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| NotebookLM Plus | |
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Use Gemini in Gmail, Docs & more with Google One AI Premium
- If you have Google One AI Premium, you can use Gemini features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Meet. Learn about feature availability for Google One AI Premium.
- For Google One AI Premium, usage limits apply.
- When you use Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Meet, your data is under your control. Learn how Gemini protects your data.
FAQs
How does Google protect my data?
The addition of these AI features includes the same robust data protection and security standards that come with all Google Workspace services:
- Users get enterprise-grade data protections when they use the Gemini app. Submissions aren't reviewed by humans or otherwise used to train models.
- Your interactions with Gemini in Google Workspace apps stay within your organization. Prompts and content you generate with these features is stored alongside your Workspace content and is never shared outside your organization.
- Your existing Google Workspace protections are automatically applied. These AI features bring the same enterprise-grade security as the rest of Google Workspace, automatically applying your organization’s existing controls and data handling practices, such as data-regions policies and Data Loss Prevention.
- Your content is not used for any other customers. None of your content is used for model training outside of your domain without permission.
Learn how Google Workspace protects your data and prioritizes privacy.
If you have Google One AI Premium, learn how Gemini protects your data.
Can I control access to these AI features?
You have the option to turn off some AI features. Learn how to turn Google Workspace smart features on or off.
In addition, if you have a work or school account, your administrator can also:
- Turn off access to the Gemini app.
- Turn off NotebookLM as an additional service.
- Stop users from letting Google AI take notes in meetings.
Your existing Google Workspace data protections are automatically applied to AI features
If you have Google One AI Premium, learn how Gemini protects your data.
When will the features listed as "coming soon" be added?
The majority of features listed as “coming soon” will be rolling out to you between January and March 2025. Check the Google Workspaces Updates blog for the latest feature roll out announcements.
Are there tips for using Gemini effectively?
You can help improve your success with Gemini with these basic best practices: