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CGeneral-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks
Free, from $8/mo
Gemini vs Microsoft Recall
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Gemini if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: google account users, students and researchers
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Choose Microsoft Recall if…
- you work on Windows
- you're in its core audience: windows 11 copilot+ pc owners, knowledge workers
Side by side
Feature Gemini Microsoft Recall
Pricing modelFreemiumPricing unknown
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retention—Oldest snapshots deleted when max storage reached; user chooses how long snapshots are kept
PlatformsWeb, APIWindows
CategoryAI ChatbotsPersonal Assistants
CompanyGoogleMicrosoft
Based in—United States
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
G Gemini
- Chat with Gemini models
- Deep Research reports
- Image generation and editing
- Gemini Live voice conversations
- Canvas for writing and coding
- Custom Gems
- Video generation on paid plans
- Gemini in Gmail, Docs and Vids
M Microsoft Recall
- Automatic screen snapshots every few seconds and on content change
- Search by typed or spoken description
- Text and visual matches labeled close or related
- Timeline browsing and per-app result filtering
- Exclude specific apps and websites
- Sensitive information filtering for passwords and card numbers
- Local encrypted storage protected by Windows Hello
- Click to Do actions on text and images in snapshots
Plans and prices
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Gemini
Free£0
Google AI Plus£4.49/mo (UK pricing)
Google AI Pro£18.99/mo (UK pricing)
Google AI UltraFrom £79.99/mo; £189.99/mo for 20x tier (UK pricing)
Gemini Enterprise BusinessFrom $21/seat/mo
Gemini Enterprise Standard/PlusFrom $30/seat/mo
Microsoft Recall
Pricing unknown. Plan details aren't published.
Strengths and limitations
Gemini
- Free plan includes Deep Research, Gemini Live and Canvas
- Paid plans bundle 400 GB to 20 TB+ of storage
- Business edition available from $21 per seat per month
- Developer access through AI Studio and a usage-based API
- Free plan limits are not specified exactly
- Personal plan prices on the page fetched were shown in GBP only
- Paid prices for AI Studio and Antigravity are not listed
Microsoft Recall
- Snapshots are stored locally and encrypted, and the page says they are not shared with Microsoft
- Off by default, with app, website and sensitive-data filters
- Search works by text or voice and also matches images
- Admins can't secretly turn on snapshots on managed devices
- Requires a Copilot+ PC with a 40 TOPS NPU and 16 GB RAM
- Needs at least 50 GB of free storage to enable
- Optimized for only six languages
- Website filtering is limited in some Chromium browsers
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