Which Gemini feature should you use?
Answer five questions to see what fits your task best.
All Gemini features
Explore the features available in Gemini and learn when to use them.
Commonly mixed up
These features are easy to confuse. Here's how to tell which one fits.
Skill, Gemini Notebook or a Gemini Enterprise agent?
You want Gemini to follow the same method each time
You want answers from the same documents each time
The same process runs across company systems for many people
Gemini app, Deep Research or Gemini Notebook?
You need a quick fact or a draft
You need a cited report from many sources
You need answers from documents you already have
Gemini app or Gemini in the file?
You're starting something new and want a file to export
You're changing the doc in front of you
You're working in the spreadsheet in front of you
Scheduled action, Workspace Studio, AppSheet or Gemini Task (formerly Spark)?
Send me a summary on a schedule
When X happens, do Y for the team
People need to submit and track things
Do a multi-step job across apps and sites for me
Workspace Studio or Gemini Enterprise?
The work and data are in Gmail, Drive, Sheets and Chat
The data is also in SharePoint, ServiceNow or many other company systems
Image generation, video generation or Google Vids?
You need a still image or an edited photo
You need a short clip or ad concept
You need a narrated explainer from a doc or deck
Connected apps or Gemini in Chrome?
The answer is in Gmail, Drive, Calendar or a connected tool
The answer is on web pages you have open
Accurate as of October 2026. Google changes features and plans often.