Earlier this year, I switched from ChatGPT to Claude. I found that Claude was better at following long prompts and remembering past details in a chat log. Still, I was curious what else was out there. About two weeks ago, I decided to sign up for Google AI Plus to see how much Gemini has evolved since I stopped using it late 2024. In all honesty, I found the situation was a bit of a mixed bag.Let’s start with the positives. Gemini integrates with many different apps and services, has solid web search capabilities, and offers a fairly wide context window. That said, I personally prefer the way Claude responds. It nails a vibe that floats between being too clinical and too much of a “buddy”, and it is much better at tracking long conversations. I also found that in fictional projects, Gemini tended to completely forget core characters and places long before it became an issue for Claude.