Muse vs Gemini

Muse is Meta's new personal AI assistant and it's currently free. Muse can shop for you, fill out forms, monitor deals, and even make purchases for you.

Personally, I ask Muse for things like:

• Purchase items when they come into stock (always asks permission first)
• Keep track of my Black Friday wish list
• Tell me when my favorite band is coming into town
• Tell me when Amazon delivered my groceries (seriously though, why don't they ever ring the doorbell?)

• Easiest personal AI agent to use
• Works through a familiar chat interface, and even WhatsApp
• Can research, browse websites, fill out forms, and complete tasks
• Finds useful Instagram content and Reels during product research
• Can handle recurring tasks and monitoring
• Currently free to try

• Windows users need to use the browser because there isn't a Windows app
• Amazon and other websites may block it

Muse gets its own secure virtual computer and browser. This means it can visit websites, fill out forms, use your accounts with permission, etc. Basically, anything you wish could be taken off your plate, try giving it to Muse. Think grocery shopping, filling our forms, etc.

Example: My husband asked it to submit a warranty claim for a broken device, and Muse handled the process for him.

Muse can repeat tasks or monitor something without waiting for you to ask again, which is what makes it totally different than ChatGPT or Claude.

You could have it watch for an appointment, track the price of an item, look for tickets, monitor a full class for an opening, or complete monthly administrative work.

Example: Our meal-prep chef needed a simple way to send invoices, so she asked Muse to create and send them automatically on the first of each month. She didn't need to learn an invoicing platform or build an automation, she just told Muse what she needed!

Muse is currently free for most everyday use, but Meta hasn't published an exact number of free tasks or credits. When you reach the free limit, you can wait for it to refresh or upgrade.

• Free: Best for trying Muse with research, shopping, and basic personal-assistant tasks.
• Power: $20/month. Best for people who use Muse regularly and need more capacity.
• Maximum: $100/month. Best for heavy users running frequent or demanding tasks.

Gemini is Google's AI assistant, similar to ChatGPT or Claude.

If you've read a Google AI Overview, summarized a YouTube video, generated meeting notes in Google Meet, wrote an email with AI in Gmail, used an AI feature in Google Drive, you've already used it. That's the thing with Google, they already have billions of people using their products everyday so they instantly have high adoption.

According to Google, the Gemini app itself passed 1 billion monthly users in August 2026 (for comparison ChatGPT also has about a billion users).

So while I don’t think Gemini is currently the best all-around AI chatbot, it is absolutely one of the most widely used.

• Deep integration with Search, YouTube, Android, Gmail, Drive, Meet, and other Google products
• One of the most widely accessible AI assistants
• Strong research capabilities
• Broad free plan with access to many different features
• Convenient for people who already use Google Workspace

• Not my first choice for serious work or complex delegation
• Voice and smart-home answers can feel weaker than ChatGPT Voice
• Features and subscriptions are spread across a lot of different Google products

Gemini's biggest advantage is its connection to Google. It can work across products like Gmail, Drive, Docs, Calendar, Meet, Maps, Search, YouTube, Photos, and Android.

Gemini Live is Google's voice experience. You can speak naturally, interrupt it, share your camera or screen, and ask questions about what it sees (e.g. my washing machine is showing this error, what do you think is wrong?). Super cool concept, but I often find the answers it gives lackluster compared the just using the chat (and uploading a screenshot for example). I'm still waiting for it to get better.

Gemini includes image generation and editing through Google's Nano Banana models, along with video and music tools on certain plans. I've played with this a bit, but while it's been impressive I am still yet to find a great use-case.

• Free: $0. Includes Gemini Flash, varying Pro access, image generation, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, and Gems.
• Google AI Plus: $4.99/month. Includes twice the Free plan’s usage and more Google AI features.
• Google AI Pro: $19.99/month. Includes four times the Free plan’s usage, more advanced features, Workspace integration, and 5 TB of storage.
• Google AI Ultra: Starts at $99.99/month. Includes the highest limits and access to features such as Deep Think and Gemini Spark.
• Gemini Enterprise: Starts around $21 per user per month.