Gemini is the assistant that lives inside Google. Bordet is where Gemini's answer gets argued over by Claude, GPT and Grok, with people in the room and a memory that lasts.
Google's Gemini app in 2026 has real strengths: Gemini 3.1 Pro and 3.8 Flash, Gems you configure once and reuse, Deep Research that browses hundreds of pages and notifies you when it is done, and reach into Gmail, Drive and Workspace. If your work lives in Google's tools, Gemini is the natural assistant.
It is still one lab's assistant. A Deep Research report is thorough, and nobody from another lab has read it before you do. Shared Gemini chats are read-only for the people you send them to, and Gems can only be shared inside a Workspace organisation. There is no memory of a project that another model, or another person, reads, and no record of what was decided.
Bordet keeps Gemini at the table and adds the argument. Gemini 3.1 Pro sits next to Claude Fable 5.1, GPT-6 Astra and Grok 4.6, each with a role, each reading and challenging the others. Sources you add, links and files and notes, are read by the whole table and cited by name. The room keeps one memory: a board, a decisions log, deliverables with versions. The people you invite work in it live, and your own AI tools can take a seat.
| Capability | Bordet | Gemini |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini models | Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash, Gemini image models | Yes, all current Gemini models |
| Other labs in the same thread | Claude Fable 5.1, Opus 5, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-5.5, Grok 4.6, DeepSeek V4 Pro | No |
| Research checked by a different lab | Built in: members read and critique each other, by role; live web search per member | Deep Research is one model's report |
| Memory | One project memory read by every model and person in the room | Gemini's memory, per Google account |
| Other people in the same conversation | Yes, live, with invite links and guests | Shared chats are read-only copies |
| Reusable configured assistants | Roles and team templates, shareable by inviting people to the room | Gems, private or shared within a Workspace org |
| A record of decisions | Decisions log with confirm, plus a board of objective, status and open questions | No |
| Use your own AI tools at the table | Yes: claude.ai, ChatGPT, Claude Code and Cursor connect as seats | n/a |
| Pricing | Free $2 to start, credits from $5, or bring your own keys; per-room spend caps | Free tier; Google AI Pro and Ultra subscriptions |
Comparison reflects our understanding as of September 2026; check Gemini's site for their current features.
Yes. Any member can search the web live when the question needs current facts, or when you ask it to, and it cites what it used. Deep Research in the Gemini app goes deeper on a single question; Bordet's strength is that three other labs read the result and argue with it in the same thread.
Better than that. A Gemini shared chat is a read-only copy. A Bordet invite link brings someone into the live room, where they see the same board, sources and decisions, and can address the members themselves. You can revoke the link at any time.
No. Keep Gemini for everything in Google's tools. Use Bordet for the work where one lab's view is not enough and where you need the outcome recorded: a decision, a document under your name, a plan for the next quarter.
Open a boardroom, give each model a role, and watch the team remember what you decided.