ChatGPT vs Gemini: voice and multimodal tools
Both have a spoken mode. The vendor pages differ on where it runs and on whether you can share your camera or screen, and OpenAI publishes voice hours by plan.
Facts checked 1 Oct 202618 of 18 cells sourced, 0 marked not verified
The short version
- Where voice runs: OpenAI lists voice in chat on web, iOS and Android. Google says Gemini Live needs the Gemini mobile app and is not available in the Gemini web app.
- Allowance: OpenAI lists limited GPT-Live-1 mini on Free, 3 hours of GPT-Live-1 mini on Go and 3 hours of GPT-Live-1 on Plus, measured over a rolling 24 hours. Google lists Gemini Live on the Free plan.
- Video and screen sharing: Google says Gemini Live supports both. OpenAI says Live does not, and that they remain available to eligible subscribers in the iOS and Android apps when using Advanced.
- Other apps: Google lists Gemini in Gmail, Vids and more from AI Plus, and in Docs and Chrome from AI Pro. OpenAI lists Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets extensions; which plan gets what was not readable.
- Account: ChatGPT can be tried at chatgpt.com before creating an account in supported countries. Gemini Live needs a signed-in Google Account.
Plans and prices
US dollars unless a cell says otherwise. Vendors show different prices in different countries and add tax in some.
| What | ChatGPTOpenAI | GeminiGoogle |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes. Unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna; limited uploads, images, voice and deep researchSource: OpenAI, checked 1 Oct 2026 | Yes, with a Google Account. Access to 3.6 Flash and varying access to 3.1 Pro; 15 GB storageSource: Google, checked 1 Oct 2026 |
| Main paid plan | Plus, $20/month, billed monthlySource: OpenAI, checked 1 Oct 2026 | Google AI Pro, $19.99/month. 4x the Free usage limits, 5 TB storageSource: Google, checked 1 Oct 2026 |
Features by plan
| What | ChatGPTOpenAI | GeminiGoogle |
|---|---|---|
| Deep research | Limited on Free; expanded on Plus; maximum on ProSource: OpenAI, checked 1 Oct 2026 | Deep Research is listed on the Free planSource: Google, checked 1 Oct 2026 |
| Voice | Limited voice chats on Free; more on GoSource: OpenAI, checked 1 Oct 2026 | Gemini Live on the Free planSource: Google, checked 1 Oct 2026 |
| Works inside other apps | Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets extensions are listed; which plan gets what was not readable on the pageSource: OpenAI, checked 1 Oct 2026 | Gemini in Gmail, Vids and more from AI Plus; Docs and Gemini in Chrome from AI ProSource: Google, checked 1 Oct 2026 |
Voice, files and access
| What | ChatGPTOpenAI | GeminiGoogle |
|---|---|---|
| Voice: where it works and limits | Free: limited access to GPT-Live-1 mini. Go: 3 hours of GPT-Live-1 mini. Plus: 3 hours of GPT-Live-1, measured over a rolling 24 hours. Live does not support video or screen sharingSource: OpenAI, checked 1 Oct 2026 | Gemini Live needs the Gemini mobile app and a signed-in Google Account; it is not available in the Gemini web app. It supports video streaming and screen sharingSource: Google, checked 1 Oct 2026 |
| Video | In voice, Live does not support video or screen sharing; video and screen sharing remain available to eligible subscribers in the iOS and Android apps when using AdvancedVideo upload and video generation were not read.Source: OpenAI, checked 1 Oct 2026 | Upload: each video up to 2 GB; 5 minutes in total, or 1 hour with Google AI Pro or UltraVideo generation is listed on paid plans (see Image generation).Source: Google, checked 1 Oct 2026 |
| Can you use it without an account? | Yes at chatgpt.com in supported countries (not yet in Europe, except the UK). Logged out you get one conversation at a time and chats are not savedSource: OpenAI, checked 1 Oct 2026 | Some features of the Gemini web app work without signing in. More features, and saving activity, need a Google AccountSource: Google, checked 1 Oct 2026 |
| Where it runs | Web, iOS and Android for voice in chat; a desktop app on macOS and WindowsSource: OpenAI, checked 1 Oct 2026 | The Gemini app on Android (including as the phone's assistant) and on iOSThe web app at gemini.google.com is described on Google's sign-in help page.Source: Google, checked 1 Oct 2026 |
Best for, and not ideal for
Each point follows from a row in the fact file; this page shows part of it, and the full comparisons show the rest. We have not run quality or speed tests, so nothing here says which one writes or codes better.
ChatGPT
Best for
- People who want tiers to grow into: there are Go, Plus and three Pro levels between free and $500 a month.
- Heavy image use. Image creation is listed from the Free plan and becomes unlimited on Pro.
- Developers who need a very cheap model: gpt-6-luna lists $0.10 per million input tokens, the lowest price among the models we read today.
Not ideal for
- Pasting very long documents on a $20 plan. Plus is capped at a 54K context window on Instant models and 256K on reasoning models.
- Anyone who wants an ad-free low-cost plan: OpenAI says Go may include ads.
Gemini
Best for
- People already paying for Google storage. AI Pro bundles 5 TB and AI Plus 400 GB.
- A low paid price: AI Plus at $4.99 a month, the lowest paid price we could verify among ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
- Free users who want research and image tools. Deep Research and image generation are on the Free plan.
- Developers watching token cost at the top end: gemini-3.1-pro-preview lists $2 input and $12 output per million tokens for prompts up to 200k tokens, and $4 and $18 above that.
Not ideal for
- Long API responses. Maximum output is 65,536 tokens; OpenAI and Anthropic list 128K.
- People who want a plain token number for the app: Google describes app limits as compute-based, refreshing every 5 hours.
Questions people ask
- Is voice free on ChatGPT and Gemini?
- Both list a spoken mode on the free plan. OpenAI lists limited access to GPT-Live-1 mini on Free. Google lists Gemini Live on the Free plan; it needs the Gemini mobile app and a signed-in Google Account.
- Can I share my screen or camera while talking?
- Google says Gemini Live supports video streaming and screen sharing. OpenAI says Live does not support video or screen sharing, and that both remain available to eligible subscribers in the iOS and Android apps when using Advanced.
- Which one sounds better?
- We have not tested voice quality, speed or accuracy, so we do not say. The rows here cover where each mode runs and how it is limited.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read from these vendor pages on 1 Oct 2026. A cell marked “Not verified” means we could not confirm it from a vendor page that day, so we left it blank.
- OpenAI: ChatGPT pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026. Read in a browser from an Australian connection; plan prices on this page were shown in A$.
- Google: Google AI plans (United States page), checked 1 Oct 2026.
- OpenAI: What is ChatGPT Plus? (Help Center), checked 1 Oct 2026.
- OpenAI: ChatGPT Voice (Help Center), checked 1 Oct 2026.
- Google: Talk naturally with Gemini Live (Gemini Apps Help), checked 1 Oct 2026.
- Google: Upload and analyze files in Gemini Apps (Gemini Apps Help), checked 1 Oct 2026.
- OpenAI: The ChatGPT home page (Help Center), checked 1 Oct 2026.
- Google: What you need to sign in to Gemini Apps (Gemini Apps Help), checked 1 Oct 2026.
- Google: Get started with the Gemini mobile app (Gemini Apps Help), checked 1 Oct 2026.
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