Google unveils subscription for AI chatbot Bard, renames it Gemini

By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - Google unveiled new subscription options Thursday for its generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Bard, and renamed it Gemini.

Gemini Advanced will be available as part of the company's new Google One AI Premium Plan for $19.99 a month, starting with a two-month trial at no cost.

Google said AI Premium subscribers will soon be able to use Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Slides and Sheets.

The company added it has started to roll out a new mobile experience for Gemini and Gemini Advanced with a new app on Android and the Google app on iOS.

Google's AI chatbot is in competition with Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI ChatGPT.