Gemini examples: 111 real use cases with prompts

Load a child's soccer schedule onto the family calendar with 2-hour blocks using Gemini

A parent screenshotted their son's soccer schedule, uploaded it to Gemini, asked it to create events with a 2-hour window and told it which family calendar to use. They say two minutes later every game was on the family calendar, saving about 15 minutes of manual entry.

Fix a washing machine that won't fill using Gemini, after ChatGPT picked the wrong part

A poster described their broken washing machine to Gemini, which helped them run diagnostics, found it wasn't taking in water and pointed to the inlet valve. They used ChatGPT's shopping help to find and order the part, but the first part didn't fit even though ChatGPT said it would. They installed the right one with Gemini's guidance in about 1.5 hours total, saving about $120 on labour.

Plan a week of less starch-heavy meals around local foods and budget with Gemini

Android Police's Irene Okpanachi, whose diet was mostly starch, asked Gemini to act as a nutrition coach, held its questions until a 'READY' safe word, and described habits, local foods and budget. After revisions to swap out foods that weren't affordable or easy to find, Gemini's plan moved most starch to lunch, kept breakfast and dinner lighter and more protein-forward, and set simple rules such as a fist-sized starch portion and eating vegetables and protein first.

Build a biweekly grocery list on a $175 budget with Gemini

Tom's Guide's Elton Jones gave Gemini and ChatGPT the same prompt: a $175 biweekly grocery budget, the foods they usually buy, and a request for a categorized, priced table. Gemini said $175 over two weeks was realistic if they balanced splurges like steak and shrimp with rice and potatoes, and gave a table by category, item, quantity and estimated cost with a total. ChatGPT's similar chart added items they don't usually buy, like eggs and shredded cheese. They picked Gemini as the better financial adviser overall.

Use Gemini as a job-search co-worker after a layoff: resume, cover letters, outreach and interview prep

The day their role was eliminated, a poster started using Gemini as a full-time job-search co-worker. Over three weeks and more than 40 hours, they say it helped them optimise their LinkedIn profile, update their resume, write custom cover letters, networking messages and recruiter follow-ups, and prepare for interviews. They review and challenge everything it produces.

Turn a school-year calendar into draft Google Calendar events with Gemini

Instead of typing in the kids' school calendar for the next school year, Joshua Kaan gave Gemini the details. Gemini drafted the events and Kaan approved them. The one thing it couldn't do was add other people's email addresses as guests on the events.

Tailor a resume, cover letter and LinkedIn summary with ChatGPT, then get Gemini to judge them

A writer fed ChatGPT a job description and their existing application details to produce a tailored resume (two attempts; the first looked too plain), a one-page cover letter and a LinkedIn summary with recruiter keywords. They then asked Gemini to play the hiring manager: it scored them 8.5 out of 10 with 'a very high probability of landing an interview', but said the documents were too 'tech-first' rather than 'finance-first' for this employer.

Diagnose a broken garage door opener and replace the carriage for $22.48 with Gemini

A homeowner described their garage door opener's behaviour to Gemini, which identified a failed carriage, pointed them to where to buy a new one and found a DIY installation video. They say they spent ten minutes with Gemini and $22.48, versus a service call and repair they estimate would have cost several hundred dollars.

Build a shared household inventory of bills, policies and subscriptions from Gmail with a Gemini prompt

Nick Malham shares a Gemini prompt for turning six months of Gmail into one shared Google Sheet of household admin: insurances, banking and home loan, utilities, car cover, phone and internet, subscriptions, and will and power of attorney, with company, cover type, who it's for, account number, cost and frequency, payment type and key phone numbers. Malham suggests connecting Gemini to Google Workspace first, and checking a 12-month bank export for anything that never reached the inbox.

Get a full refund after a flight returned to its origin, using rules Gemini found

After their diverted flight returned to the origin airport in Delhi, a traveller used Gemini as a crisis consultant: they asked for the specific DGCA rules for a full refund instead of a credit shell, compared night train and bus reliability in fog, and got the exact Metro route to the interstate bus station. They say they secured a refund using the clauses Gemini gave them and were on a sleeper bus within an hour.

Pick a breed, name, shopping list and care plan for a first family puppy with Gemini

Planning a first dog with their son, Allison Marx used mostly Gemini to recommend breeds that suited their lifestyle and requirements (they chose a Havanese), come up with a name (Chip), build a shopping list and draft a care plan. Two weeks after bringing Chip home, Marx says the family couldn't be happier.

Build an interactive kids' chore tracker that unlocks weekend screen time with Gemini

After two weeks of the kids home for the holidays, Liam Darmody used Gemini to create a master tracking sheet for chores, replacing fridge lists that never stuck. Each day a child completes all tasks, a green progress bar unlocks 20% of their weekend iPad time; hitting all five days unlocks a badge and all of their weekend iPad time. Gemini worked out formulas Darmody says were more complex than anything they could have written, and also gave a prompt for prototyping an app.

Get a car with a loose hose and a flooded engine started again with Gemini

When their car wouldn't start, a poster sent Gemini a photo of a loose hose under the hood. It identified the air intake; they reattached it but the car still wouldn't start, and from the symptoms Gemini said the engine was likely flooded and explained how to clear it (gas pedal down, turn the key). The engine started, saving them a tow; they still booked a professional check.

Turn a handwritten family pie recipe into an infographic with Gemini and ChatGPT (it garbled the recipe)

A TechRadar writer photographed their mother's 30-year-old handwritten apple pie recipe and asked Gemini and ChatGPT to turn it into a clear, cartoon-style infographic. Gemini's version was cute but full of misspellings and nonsense like 'Dash nutamon' and a cheese grater, and corrections didn't fix it; ChatGPT did marginally better but left out details. Claude gave the clearest, if plain, recreation. They called Gemini's first try unusable and kept their paper original.

Winterize old plumbing from photos with Gemini, and know when to call a plumber

At their late mother's 100+ year old house, a poster uploaded photos of three plumbing issues to Gemini Pro. For two (valves for outside hose bibs and a shower) it identified the plumbing type and explained how to winterize, which they did without a hitch; for a leaky hot-water boiler it diagnosed the problem and told them to call a plumber, which they did.

Plan a 4-day family road trip to South Dakota with five chatbots and use the best plan

A Tom's Guide writer asked five chatbots to plan a four-day family trip from near Minneapolis to the Black Hills and Badlands, with gas and food stops, meals, lodging and under 1,400 miles in a borrowed minivan. Gemini was best at routing; ChatGPT did worst, with a broken map link and a needless night in the Badlands; Copilot was minimal; Claude was good apart from the route. DeepSeek won by basing the family in Custer State Park and planning every meal, and they followed its plan exactly, calling it a blast.

Find five Prime Day tech gifts under $100 each: ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini

TechRadar's editor-at-large gave ChatGPT (GPT-5), Claude (Sonnet 4.5) and Google AI Mode (Gemini 2.5 Pro) the same Prime Day gift brief: five fun tech gifts under $100, smaller than a bread box, ideally heavily discounted. They found all followed the brief closely; Gemini answered fastest and returned the most varied list and the best breakdown, Claude pulled its picks from TechRadar's own guides, and ChatGPT leaned toward Amazon devices.

Create a Ninjago-themed birthday quest with activity scroll and medallions using Gemini and ChatGPT

A parent who once ran a kids' party business used Gemini and ChatGPT to create visual assets for their son's 7th birthday quest: a ninja 'scroll' showing all the activities and an elemental medallion that kids filled with stickers as they completed challenges. The parent says the scroll helped walk the kids through the activities and the medallions kept them focused and became souvenirs.

Plan gluten-free, braces-friendly family dinners and calendar invites with a Gemini Gem

A parent set up a custom Gemini Gem as a family 'chef' that knows their needs (gluten free, braces, under 30 minutes, few dishes, in-season produce, macros). It builds the meal plan and shopping list and creates daily calendar invites with the recipe that sync to their family calendar. They call it the most revolutionary AI use for them, though the lunch suggestions weren't a hit and still need refining.

Make personalised storybooks and a party game for a baby shower with Gemini

Organising a baby shower for three colleagues, a poster used Gemini's Storybook feature, with a photo and family names, to create a custom children's book for each family; they say the storylines were touching and the illustrations gorgeous. They also had Gemini write Family Feud-style survey questions and used NotebookLM for a comedy tribute video and an AI game-show co-host.

Win a $2,100 settlement from a tow driver who dented a car, with guidance from ChatGPT and Gemini

With no pre-tow photo and a dent left by a tow truck driver hired by their apartment, a poster asked ChatGPT o3 and Gemini 2.5 Flash whether to claim on insurance or leave it. Both suggested settling directly with the driver, who also lacked a pre-tow photo. Over five weeks, with o3's guidance, they built an email trail, set deadlines and asked for evidence, and say they won a $2100 settlement in 35 days.

Find out a broken AC is just a bad thermostat with Grok and Gemini

When their AC stopped working and none of half a dozen companies could come before Friday, a poster asked Grok and Gemini. The poster says they correctly diagnosed a broken thermostat, probably saving hundreds of dollars and 2 days without AC.

Pick a holiday destination for three friends from their questionnaires with ChatGPT and Gemini Deep Research

For an AI-planned trip with two colleagues, TechRadar's Josephine Watson sent the same Deep Research prompt and three completed preference questionnaires to ChatGPT and Gemini: four days, one base, about $2,000 each, scenic and filming-friendly. Gemini returned five well-known picks such as Lagos and Mallorca in under five minutes. ChatGPT asked follow-up questions first, then ran 110 searches across 34 sources in 16 minutes and suggested Santorini, Madeira, the Bay of Kotor, Cappadocia and Essaouira. ChatGPT came out on top in their head-to-head.

Turn news stories into bedtime summaries a 9-year-old understands with Gemini

A parent in Canada pastes news links into Gemini with prompts that turn them into kid-friendly summaries, short stories with relatable characters, or bullet-point takeaways for their nine-year-old son. They say a wildfire story came out relatable without scary imagery, and a screen-time story helped their son understand why too much gaming can lead to frustration.