Skills & Gems
Reusable instructions for tasks you repeat; Skills can be combined in a conversation.
Try it: Combine a meeting-preparation skill with a preferred writing style.
Feature documentation ↗
Gemini · Search & research
Gemini Deep Research
Research across web sources and permitted connected material.
Best for
Build a dated briefing, then open the citations behind its important claims.
Worth knowing
Google is transitioning Gems to Skills. Access depends on account type, region and rollout; personal-account Gems begin migrating in November.
A task to try
Try one small task you repeat, using material you can check. Keep the first result, make one correction, and compare the time saved with the work left to do.
Gemini
Combine Google sources, reusable instructions and interactive work.
Canvas
An interactive space for creating and revising documents and code.
Try it: Turn a draft explanation into an interactive study aid.
Feature documentation ↗Deep Research
Research across web sources and permitted connected material.
Try it: Build a dated briefing, then open the citations behind its important claims.
Feature documentation ↗NotebookLM
A separate Google tool centered on the sources you supply.
Try it: Compare what three uploaded reports say about the same question.
Feature documentation ↗Google is transitioning Gems to Skills. Access depends on account type, region and rollout; personal-account Gems begin migrating in November.
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Alternatives
Perplexity AI
Perplexity
Best for: Quick researched answers with sources you can check.
NotebookLM
Best for: Studying or summarizing your own source material.