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Google Gemini

Gemini, free to start

Google’s Gemini models with a free AI Studio key — very long context and good with pictures. Conch runs the conversation and lends it your integrations.

  • Free tier
  • Very long context
  • Uses your integrations
Connects with
A key you paste
Your apps
Conch hands it their tools
A key looks like
AIza… or AQ.…
To start
Free tier
  • NoYour files and commands
  • YesSaves memories itself
  • YesAsks before each step
  • NoWorks offline

Worth knowing first

  • Google may use what you send on the free tier to improve its products. Paid use isn’t used that way.
  • Tool-capable models can use Conch’s files and connected apps. Commands need the OS sandbox and run without network access; chat-only models cannot take actions.

Connect it

  1. Open Settings → Providers and choose Google Gemini.
  2. Press Open aistudio.google.com and create a key. It’s free, and starts with AIza or AQ..
  3. Paste it. Conch checks it before keeping it.

Or paste the key anywhere on Settings → Providers. Conch knows whose key it is from how it starts, and checks it before keeping it.

What you get

Google’s Gemini models with a very long context, good with pictures. The free tier needs no card. A paid key raises the limits.

Conch runs the conversation itself: it keeps the thread, hands the model the tools of your apps, and asks you before anything changes. Memory, skills and the browser all work with models that can call tools.

Good to know

  • Conch supplies the tools. Tool-capable models can use memory, connected apps and files in this conversation’s work folder, with the same permission checks and Undo tracking. Commands require the OS sandbox, cannot access the network and have no unrestricted fallback. Chat-only models are labelled in the picker. If a model turns out not to take tools, Conch asks it again without them and says so.
  • Spend is tracked. Conch records each turn, and you can set a budget. See Offline and at a limit.
  • Free use may train Google’s products. On the free tier, Google may use what you send to improve them. Paid use isn’t used that way.
  • Prefer to sign in with your Google account? Connect Gemini CLI instead.