Use Gems in Gemini Apps

You can create and save Gems to customise responses in Gemini Apps to your specific needs.

What you need

Gemini Advanced

To use Gems with a personal Google Account, learn how to upgrade to Gemini Advanced.
To use Gems with a work or school Google Account, your Google Workspace administrator must enable access to Gemini Advanced. Learn more about using Gemini Apps with a work or school Google Account.

ImportantWhen you create or chat with a Gem, remember that you agreed to Google's Terms of Service, including the Prohibited Use Policy. Make sure that you don't violate others' rights. Use your discretion before you rely on, publish or use content that Gemini Apps generate. Users with a work or school account that has a Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise or Gemini Education add-on are subject to different terms. Learn more about how to use Gemini Apps on your work or school Google Account.

Learn how to get started with Gems

Use the Gems guide to get ideas for how to use Gems, learn how to get a quick start with pre-made Gems and find suggestions for writing great Gem instructions.

Get started

Important:

For now, you can't generate images when using a Gem.
For now, Gems can't be used with Gemini Live.
The Learning coach pre-made Gem doesn't currently support language learning.

Create a Gem

On your computer, go to gemini.google.com.
At the bottom left, click Gem manager .
Click New Gem.
Enter a name for your Gem.
Optional: Enter instructions for your Gem.
- Tips:
  - Adding instructions is highly recommended.
  - After a few words, you can click Use Gemini to rewrite instructions to have Gemini Apps create more comprehensive instructions for most topics. It may take a few seconds for the generated instructions to appear.
Optional: In the text box on the right, enter a prompt to preview the Gem and make edits to the instructions as needed.
Click Create.

Use a Gem in a chat

Go to gemini.google.com.
On the left under Gems, click on the Gem that you want to use.
In the text box at the bottom, enter your question or prompt.
Click Submit .

Pin and unpin Gems

In the Gemini Apps menu, the Gems that you have used or created most recently will appear at the top of your Gems. You can pin Gems to move them to the top.

Go to gemini.google.com.
On the left under Gems, find the Gem that you want to pin or unpin.
Next to the Gem, click More .
- To pin the Gem, click Pin .
- To unpin the Gem, click Unpin .

Edit a Gem

Go to gemini.google.com.
On the left under Gems, find the Gem that you want to edit.
Click More Edit .
Make edits.
Click Update.

Delete a Gem

Go to gemini.google.com.
On the left under Gems, find the Gem that you want to delete.
Click More Delete .

Why Gemini Apps might remove a Gem

Gemini Apps may remove Gems when our systems detect a possible violation of Google's Terms of Service, including the Prohibited Use Policy.

Users with a work or school account that has a Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise or Gemini Education add-on are subject to different terms. Learn more about how to use Gemini on your work or school Google Account.