Julius AI vs Claude vs Google Gemini

Written head to head: Claude vs Google Gemini, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Julius AI Free plan · from $16/mo VisitRemove	Claude Free plan · from $17/mo VisitRemove	Google Gemini Free plan · from $4.99/mo VisitRemove
What it is	AI workspace for analysing data and turning it into charts, reports and slides	Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding	Google's AI assistant app, with paid Google AI plans for higher limits
Free plan	Daily credit allowance; Julius Lite models; limited presentation, image, video and website generation; Google Drive data connector.	Chat on web, desktop and mobile with web search, file creation, code execution, memory, app connections and artifacts; less usage than Pro; no Claude Code or projects	Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, Gems, Gemini Notebook and limited Google Flow; 15 GB storage; usage limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly limit
Cheapest paid plan	$16/mo billed annually (Plus)Julius AI pricing	$17/mo billed annually (Pro)Claude pricing	$4.99/mo (Google AI Plus)Google Gemini pricing
What it covers	1 seat; 2,000 credits per month (24,000 per year on annual billing) plus daily refresh credits.	Annual billing is $200 paid up front. Includes Claude Code.	2x Free usage limits, video generation, Gemini in Google apps, 400 GB storage.
Free trial	None stated	None stated	None stated
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension, API	Web, Android, iOS, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	Analysing a sales or finance spreadsheet by asking questions Turning data into charts and a shareable report or slide deck Letting a team ask questions of a company data warehouse	Drafting and editing long documents and emails Summarising and analysing uploaded files Researching a topic with web search	Researching a topic with Deep Research Drafting emails and documents inside Gmail and Docs Creating images for posts and presentations
Watch out for	Usage is metered in credits; the Free plan has only a daily allowance Plus and Pro include 1 seat; shared team workspaces with up to 50 members start at Business ($375 to $450 per month) SSO, audit logging and fine-grained permissions are Enterprise features	Claude Code, projects and task scheduling are not in the Free plan Usage limits apply on Free and Pro; Max raises them 5x or 20x Enterprise adds usage billed at API rates on top of the seat price	Gemini in Gmail, Docs and other Google apps needs a paid plan, is for ages 18+ and is in select languages Video generation is not in the Free plan The Free plan uses the Flash-Lite model, with usage limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly cap
Made by	Caesar Labs, Inc.	Anthropic	Google

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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