TL;DR
- Google will rename Duet AI for Workspace to “Gemini for Workspace” and Duet AI for Google Cloud to “Gemini.”
- The name change is part of a larger rebranding that will bring all of Google's AI efforts under the “Gemini” umbrella.
- Duet AI features such as Help Me Write will soon be available to users enrolled in the new Google One AI premium plan.
Google is undergoing a major rebranding campaign, bringing together all of its AI efforts under the “Gemini” brand. The most notable of these changes is renaming Google Bard to Google Gemini, but Google isn't stopping there. Google's Duet AI for Workspace has also been renamed to Gemini, making its features more accessible to more people.
Duet AI resides on Google Workspace and Google Cloud. With a Workspace account, you can use Duet AI-enabled features like Help Me Write, a Gmail tool that uses generative AI to help you draft emails. For Google Cloud, Duet AI provides code assistance, chat assistance to answer development queries, and more.
Google is renaming Duet AI for Workspace to Gemini for Workspace and Duet AI for Google Cloud to Gemini.
Beyond the name change, Google is bringing some of the features included in these brandings to more users through the new Google One AI premium subscription. The AI tools within Gemini (previously known as Duet AI) will be coming to Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Meet “soon.” This will enable non-workspace and non-cloud users to experience how AI can be used within Google apps. service.
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The new Google One AI Premium subscription is a new Google One tier that costs $19.99 per month. This gives you access to Gemini Advanced, 2 TB of Google One storage, and other benefits included in the 2 TB Google One Premium plan ($9.99 per month).
Google is offering a two-month free trial to this tier to let people experience Gemini Advanced, but since the Duet AI feature has not arrived yet, you may want to wait a bit before taking advantage of this offer. It might be better.
