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Google’s AI Tools Stack

Turn Google’s AI tools into one connected stack for research, writing, design, video, and building

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The guide

Every section is a compact, self-contained card.

01

Why Google’s stack is different

Google’s AI tools connect to products billions of people already use: Search, Gmail, Docs, Drive, YouTube, and Android.

Its stack covers:

  • Chat and research
  • Source-grounded notebooks
  • Images and video
  • Interface design
  • Coding and agents
  • Work apps
  • Advertising

The advantage is not one tool. It is how they connect.

02

Gemini app

Google’s main assistant, with Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.1 Pro.

  • Deep Research for multi-source reports
  • Gemini Live for voice conversations
  • Canvas for writing and code
  • Gems for custom assistants
  • Image creation and editing
03

Gemini Notebook

Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook on July 16, 2026. It answers using only the sources you add, with citations.

  • Research grounded in your documents
  • Audio Overviews of your sources
  • Study guides and summaries
  • Notebooks that sync with the Gemini app and Search

The free plan includes 100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook, and 50 chats a day. Google AI Pro raises these limits.

04

Nano Banana 2.1

Google’s image model, released October 6, 2026, for creating and editing images with clear text, up to 14 reference images, consistent characters, and 4K output. It works in the Gemini app, Search AI Mode, Google Ads, Flow, Stitch, and the Gemini API.

05

Google Flow

Google’s AI filmmaking tool. It uses Gemini Omni Flash for video generation, with Veo 3.1 still available for some controls. Google AI plans include monthly Flow credits.

06

Google Stitch

Google’s AI tool for designing user interfaces from prompts and images, now with Nano Banana 2.1.

07

Google AI Studio and the Gemini API

  • Test Gemini models for free in AI Studio
  • Build apps with the Gemini API
  • A free tier for development, then pay-as-you-go
  • Image, video, and audio models in one place
08

Google Antigravity

Google’s agentic development platform for building software with AI agents. Agent limits grow on Google AI Pro and Ultra.

09

Search AI Mode

AI answers inside Google Search, with follow-up questions, image generation with Nano Banana, and access to your Gemini notebooks for personal accounts in supported regions.

10

Gemini in Workspace

  • Draft and summarize email in Gmail
  • Write and edit in Docs
  • Analyze data in Sheets
  • Create slides
  • Find files in Drive

Business teams can use Gemini Enterprise, from $21 per seat per month for small businesses.

11

Advanced tools on Ultra

  • Deep Think for the hardest reasoning
  • Gemini Spark, in early access in select countries
  • Project Genie with Genie 3
  • The highest usage limits and Flow credits
12

Google AI plans

Free
Gemini 3.6 Flash, limited Gemini 3.1 Pro, Deep Research, and image generation
Google AI Plus
About twice the free limits, video generation, and more storage
Google AI Pro
Gemini 3.1 Pro, a 1 million token context window, Gemini in Gmail and Docs, and 5 TB of storage
Google AI Ultra
Deep Think, the highest limits, and early access features

Prices vary by country. Check Google’s plans page for your region.

13

A sample Google workflow

Research
Collect sources in Gemini Notebook
Draft
Write in Docs with Gemini
Visuals
Create images with Nano Banana 2.1
Video
Make clips in Flow
Build
Prototype in Stitch, build with Antigravity or the Gemini API
Publish
Share through Workspace and promote with Google Ads
14

Keep your data safe

  • Check Gemini Apps Activity and training settings
  • Use Workspace or Enterprise plans for business data
  • Review what connected apps can access
  • Remember that Google AI plans are for users 18 and older
15

Master Google stack prompt

Act as my Google AI tools advisor. My work: [role]. My main tasks: [tasks]. I already use: [Google products]. Recommend which Google AI tools I should use for each task, which plan fits, and a weekly workflow that connects them. Tell me to verify current features and prices for my country.

The real opportunity

Do not use Google’s AI tools one at a time. Connect them around the Google apps you already use every day.

  • Gemini
  • Notebook
  • Nano Banana
  • Flow
  • Stitch
  • Antigravity
  • Workspace

Start with one workflow this week: research in Gemini Notebook, draft in Docs, and create the visual with Nano Banana 2.1.

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