Yes, with limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly cap. Gemini in Gmail and Docs starts at $4.99 a month.

Can Gemini do tasks for me in the UK or Europe?

Not Tasks: Google doesn't offer them in the EEA, UK, Switzerland or Nigeria.

Which is better for Gmail?

Gemini works inside Gmail itself from Google AI Plus. ChatGPT can connect to Gmail and act on it from its own app.

ChatGPT vs Gemini: which AI assistant is better for you?

ChatGPT is the all-round assistant you open in its own app. Gemini is built into Google's world: Gmail, Docs, Chrome and Android. Which is better mostly depends on how much of your day already runs on Google.

Short answer. If you live in Gmail, Docs and Chrome, or use an Android phone, Gemini fits in with less effort and starts at $4.99 a month for Gmail and Docs help. If you want the most capable all-rounder in one app, ChatGPT is the safer pick. In the UK and the EU, note that Gemini's Tasks aren't offered at all.

Side by side

	ChatGPT	Gemini
What it is	OpenAI's chat assistant, which can now also browse the web and work on longer jobs for you on paid plans.	Google's assistant, built into Chrome, Gmail, Docs and Android, that can also run browsing tasks on paid plans.
Price	Free: $0; Go: $8/month; Plus: $20/month	Free: $0; Google AI Plus: $4.99/month; Google AI Pro: $19.99/month
Free to try	Free plan with limits	Free plan with limits
Does the task itself	yes agent mode and Work tasks click through websites on paid plans; Free mostly answers and drafts	yes on Pro and Ultra it browses and runs scheduled tasks; Free and Plus mostly answer and draft
Its own email address	no it can read and act on your connected Gmail, but has no address of its own	no it works inside your Gmail, with no address of its own
You can text it	no the WhatsApp number stopped working in January 2026	partly on Android you can chat with it inside Google Messages (RCS); no SMS number
Its own computer and browser	partly agent mode uses a virtual browser; Dots get their own cloud computers on Pro and up	partly Tasks can use a remote cloud browser; auto browse uses your Chrome
Remembers you	Remembers facts and past chats across conversations; limited on Free, more on paid plans	Can remember things you tell it and use your Google activity for personalization, if you turn it on
Where it lives	web, iOS, Android, Mac and Windows desktop apps	web, Android, iOS, Chrome, inside Gmail, Docs and Google Messages

Getting real tasks done

ChatGPT's agent mode, on paid plans, clicks through websites in a virtual browser (40 agent messages a month on Plus), and tasks can be scheduled or started by a new Gmail message.

Gemini on Google AI Pro and Ultra can click through websites in Chrome (auto browse, reaching US subscribers first) and run Tasks and schedules in Chrome or a cloud browser, pausing when a site needs you to sign in. Tasks need a paid plan, age 18+ and a personal account, and aren't offered in the EEA, UK, Switzerland or Nigeria. Google warns a scheduled task running while you're offline can't be stopped until you're back.

Email and texting

Gemini works inside Gmail and Docs from the $4.99 Google AI Plus plan. On Android you can chat with it inside Google Messages (it needs RCS turned on and age 18+, and is rolling out gradually).

ChatGPT can read and act on a connected Gmail. You can't text it: its WhatsApp number stopped working in January 2026. Neither one has an email address of its own.

What it costs

ChatGPT: Free, Go $8 a month, Plus $20, Pro from $100.

Gemini: Free, Google AI Plus $4.99, Google AI Pro $19.99, Google AI Ultra from $99.99. The free plan has a much smaller working memory for long documents (32k tokens against 1 million on Pro).

Who each suits

Gemini suits Google households and small teams already paying for Google storage, and Android users who want AI in their texting app.

ChatGPT suits people who want one app for everything, on any phone or computer, with voice, images and agent mode in one place.

Pick ChatGPT if

You want one all-round app on any device
You want voice, images and writing in one place
You don't use Google's apps much

Pick Gemini if

You live in Gmail, Docs and Chrome
You use an Android phone
You want AI in Gmail for $4.99 a month
You want to work with very long documents on Pro

Questions people ask

Is Gemini free?: Yes, with limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly cap. Gemini in Gmail and Docs starts at $4.99 a month.
Can Gemini do tasks for me in the UK or Europe?: Not Tasks: Google doesn't offer them in the EEA, UK, Switzerland or Nigeria.
Which is better for Gmail?: Gemini works inside Gmail itself from Google AI Plus. ChatGPT can connect to Gmail and act on it from its own app.

Updated 2026-11-08. Product facts from each maker's own pages: see ChatGPT and Gemini for sources.

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