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Switchy vs Gemini for Google Workspace — one vendor's AI in your docs vs every model in one team chat

Gemini for Workspace puts Google's own model inside Gmail, Docs, and Meet. Switchy is a shared team chat where Claude, GPT-5, Gemini, and your tools all share one memory.

Gemini for Google Workspace

Bundled into Google Workspace business tiers (the standalone Gemini add-on was retired in 2025). Business Standard is $14/user/month on an annual plan ($16.80/user/month month-to-month), with Gemini included; Gemini also ships in Business Plus and Enterprise.

Source: https://workspace.google.com/pricing · verified 2026-06

Switchy

$49/mo + $12/seat (Team), or $39/mo + $10/seat annual — pooled credits, no seat minimum

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FeatureGemini for Google WorkspaceSwitchy
Models available in one chatGoogle's Gemini family onlyClaude, GPT-5, Gemini, and others — @-mention per message
Multi-human team chat (humans talking to each other AND to AI)AI side-panels inside individual Google apps; not a shared team chat roomReal-time multi-participant Space chat; AI silent unless @mentioned
Connect external tools (GitHub, Linear, Slack) via MCPWorkspace + Google ecosystem connectors; no general MCP tool-use surfaceTeam-shared MCP connections, unlimited on Pro/Team
Shared team memory becomes an MCP server for every teammateContext is per-user and scoped to Google appsYes — each Space's memory is exposed as MCP to every teammate's IDE/desktop client
Works inside Claude Code / Cursor / Claude Desktop / ChatGPTNo — Google Workspace surfaces onlyYes — each Space's memory becomes its own MCP server
Vendor lockSingle-vendor (Google)Vendor-agnostic

Our take

Gemini for Workspace is the right call if your team is already all-in on Google Workspace and you mainly want AI help inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet using Google's own model. Switchy is the right call if you want one team chat where multiple models (Claude, GPT-5, Gemini) and connected tools (GitHub, Linear, Slack, Gmail) share the same memory — and you want that memory to follow you into Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, and ChatGPT through MCP.

Where Gemini for Google Workspace wins

Gemini for Workspace wins on native-in-the-Google-apps UX and zero-setup context: it already sees your Drive, your mail, and your calendar with the right permissions, and for a team that lives in Workspace it's bundled into a plan you're probably already paying for. If your AI needs are 'help me inside the Google app I'm already in,' that's hard to beat on convenience.

## Where each tool fits Gemini for Workspace is the answer when the Google apps *are* the workplace. The model sits in the side panel of Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet, it already has permissioned access to your Drive and calendar, and it's bundled into the Workspace plan your company likely already buys. For "summarise this thread," "draft this doc," "catch me up on this meeting," it's right where you need it with nothing to wire up. Switchy starts from a different premise: your team uses more than one model and more than one tool, and the value isn't "the best Gemini experience inside Google" — it's "every model, every tool, one memory, one chat." A Switchy Space is a room where your teammates, Claude, GPT-5, Gemini, and the GitHub / Linear / Slack MCPs all share context. That memory is then exposed as its own MCP server, so the same context shows up the moment any teammate opens Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, or ChatGPT. A common pattern: teams keep Workspace (and Gemini in it) for in-app document work, and use Switchy as the shared, multi-model brain the whole team works through together. ## Pricing snapshot (as of June 2026) Google retired the standalone Gemini add-on in 2025 and now bundles Gemini into its Workspace business tiers. The cheapest path with Gemini included is Business Standard at $14/user/month on an annual plan ($16.80/user/month month-to-month); Gemini also ships in Business Plus and Enterprise. Google's published Workspace pricing is the source of truth. Switchy Team is $49/month + $12/seat ($39 + $10 annual), with credits pooled across the team (5,000/mo base + 1,000/mo per seat) and no seat minimum. ## Try it [Start a free Switchy Space](https://switchy.build/register) — 100 credits/mo on Starter, 1 Space, 1 MCP. @-mention Gemini and Claude in the same thread and watch one shared memory build across both.

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