Google Gemini Models

Overview

Google Gemini offers a comprehensive suite of AI models for text, image, and video generation. Gemini models are known for their multimodal capabilities and strong performance.

API Key: Get your API key at aistudio.google.com/app/apikey

Chat Models (Text Generation)

Gemini 2.5 Series (Latest)

Gemini 2.0 Series

Image Generation Models

Imagen 4 Series

Gemini Image

Usage with AIIMAGE

=AIIMAGE("A serene Japanese garden with cherry blossoms, photorealistic")

Video Generation Models

Veo Series

Usage with AIVIDEO

=AIVIDEO("A drone shot flying over mountains at sunrise, cinematic quality")

Model Capabilities

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Free Tier Models

Google Gemini offers free tier access to certain models:

Key Features

Massive Context Window

Gemini 2.5 supports up to 1 million tokens of context:

• Process entire codebases
• Analyze lengthy documents
• Handle complex multi-turn conversations

Multimodal Understanding

Gemini can process:

• Text
• Images
• Audio
• Video

Google Integration

Gemini benefits from Google's infrastructure:

• Fast inference
• Reliable uptime
• Global availability

Usage Examples

Text Generation

=AITEXT("Explain quantum computing in simple terms")

Code Generation

=AITEXT("Write a React component for a responsive navbar with dropdown menus")

Image Generation with Imagen

=AIIMAGE("Professional product photography of a smartwatch, white background, studio lighting")

Video Generation with Veo

=AIVIDEO("Timelapse of a flower blooming, macro photography, 4K")

Configuration

Temperature

Controls creativity (0-2):

• 0: Deterministic
• 1: Balanced (default)
• 2: Creative

Max Output Tokens

Set maximum response length based on your needs.

Best Practices

1. Choose the Right Model

2. Leverage Long Context

Use Gemini's 1M token context for large documents:

=AITEXT("Analyze this entire codebase and suggest improvements: " & VISIT(A1))

3. Multimodal Tasks

Combine text and image analysis:

=AITEXT("Describe this image and suggest marketing copy: " & A1)

4. Image Quality Selection

Pricing Considerations

Google Gemini pricing varies by:

• Model tier (Pro > Flash > Flash-Lite)
• Input/output tokens
• Image generation (per image)
• Video generation (per second)

Free Tier Limits

• Limited requests per minute
• Lower priority during peak times
• Suitable for testing and light usage

Comparison with Other Providers