In WhatsApp and team chat
Text Milo on WhatsApp or iMessage, or mention it in Slack, Microsoft Teams or Google Chat. You can’t chat with Gemini inside WhatsApp, and no Slack or Teams app is documented.
Milo vs Gemini
Gemini is Google’s AI assistant, in its own apps and inside Gmail, Docs and the rest of Google Workspace. Milo is an AI teammate you message on WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, Microsoft Teams or Google Chat.
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The short answer
Choose Gemini if you live in Google’s apps and want help inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets and Drive, or an assistant built into your Android phone.
Choose Milo if you want to hand jobs to a teammate from WhatsApp, iMessage or team chat, with Google and Microsoft accounts alike, and have them carried through on websites and in your apps.
Milo and Gemini, side by side
| Question | Milo | Gemini |
|---|---|---|
| Where you work with it | Web, Mac and Windows apps, WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Chat. | Web, Android, iPhone, Mac and Windows apps, Chrome, Google Messages on Android, and inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets and other Google Workspace apps. |
| Text it on WhatsApp or iMessage | Yes.Yes. Text Milo like a teammate on WhatsApp or iMessage. | No.No. On Android it can send WhatsApp messages for you, but you can’t chat with it in WhatsApp. No iMessage channel is documented. |
| Works in Slack, Teams and Google Chat | Yes.Yes. Mention @Milo in a channel or space to hand it a task; it answers there with the sources it can access. | Partly.Google Chat on Google Workspace Business Standard and up. No Slack or Microsoft Teams app is documented. |
| Does the work on websites | Yes.Yes. Its own computer in the cloud, plus your Chrome or Mac when a task needs them. | Yes.Yes. Tasks in Gemini works in your Chrome or a cloud browser, on certain paid personal plans and not in the European Economic Area, the UK or Switzerland. |
| Connects to your apps | Yes.Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar, Drive, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce and 40+ more, plus your own apps through MCP. | Yes.Google’s apps plus more than 40 other apps, and custom MCP apps in the US. The business edition lists over 100 integrations. |
| Keeps working on goals over time | Yes.Yes. Recurring work and ongoing goals that it follows through. | Yes.Scheduled tasks and email monitors on certain paid personal plans, up to 50 schedules. |
| Remembers you | Yes.Yes. It learns your preferences and the details you would otherwise repeat. | Yes.Yes. Memories of past chats and your instructions, if you opt in. |
| Buys things with your approval | Yes.Yes. Saved logins and cards stay in Vault, and Milo asks before it pays. | Partly.It asks before purchases, and Google advises entering payment details yourself. |
| Price | Free to start, no card. Then $49, $99 or $199 per person a month. | Free, then personal plans at $4.99, $19.99, $99.99 and $199.99 a month in the US. Google Workspace from $7 per user a month with a one-year commitment. |
Checked on November 5, 2026, against each company’s public product, pricing and help pages. Product features and prices change; the sources are listed below.
Why people choose Milo
Background work for work accounts too
Milo’s ongoing goals and cloud computer work for personal and work accounts alike. Tasks in Gemini needs a paid personal Google account; for work accounts, Google lists background tasks in its business edition as early access.
Google and Microsoft, side by side
Milo connects Gmail and Outlook, Google and Microsoft calendars and files, and 40+ other apps, so mixed teams get one teammate.
When Gemini is the better pick
- You live in Google’s apps and want help inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets and Drive, included with Google Workspace.
- You want an assistant built into your Android phone at a low monthly price.
Questions people ask
Is Milo an alternative to Gemini?
Yes. Gemini is a strong assistant inside Google’s apps. Milo is a teammate you message from WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, Microsoft Teams or Google Chat, and it carries work through across Google and Microsoft apps and on websites.
Can I chat with Gemini on WhatsApp?
Not as of November 2026. On Android, Gemini can send WhatsApp messages for you, but it can’t chat with you inside WhatsApp or read your WhatsApp messages. Milo works inside WhatsApp and iMessage.
How much does Milo cost compared with Gemini?
Milo starts free with no card, then costs $49, $99 or $199 per person a month. Gemini is free to start, with personal plans at $4.99, $19.99, $99.99 and $199.99 a month in the US, and it comes with Google Workspace plans from $7 per user a month with a one-year commitment.
Does Milo work with Google Workspace?
Yes. Milo connects to Gmail, Google Calendar and Drive, works with Docs, Sheets and Slides, and answers in Google Chat.
Sources
Give Milo the job.
It works in the apps and chats you already use, and follows through.