PaLM 2 Chat and Gemini Pro 1.0, side by side

PaLM 2 Chat (Google, retired Feb 2026) and Gemini Pro 1.0 (Google, retired) answered the same 22 questions.

1. Pelican on a bicycle
   PaLM 2 Chat: A drawing (SVG)
   Gemini Pro 1.0: A drawing (SVG)
2. Surprise animal
   PaLM 2 Chat: A drawing (SVG)
   Gemini Pro 1.0: A drawing (SVG)
3. Tricky tic-tac-toe
   PaLM 2 Chat: A drawing (SVG)
   Gemini Pro 1.0: A drawing (SVG)
4. Framer-style landing page
   PaLM 2 Chat: A web page: Smooth Landing Page
   Gemini Pro 1.0: A web page: Smooth Landing Page
5. Catan board
   PaLM 2 Chat: A web page: Settlers of Catan Hex Grid
   Gemini Pro 1.0: A web page: Hex Grid
6. Dark dashboard
   PaLM 2 Chat: A web page: Admin Dashboard
   Gemini Pro 1.0: A web page: Admin Dashboard
7. Face-scan startup page
   PaLM 2 Chat: A web page: TimelineAI - Discover Your Alternate Career
   Gemini Pro 1.0: A web page: TimelineAI - Discover Your Alternate Career
8. A web app of its choosing
   PaLM 2 Chat: A web page: Tailwind CSS Web App
   Gemini Pro 1.0: A web page
9. Linear clone
   PaLM 2 Chat: A web page: Linear App UI with Tailwind CSS
   Gemini Pro 1.0: A web page: Linear App UI with Tailwind CSS
10. Pokémon battle
    PaLM 2 Chat: A web page: Pokémon Battle
    Gemini Pro 1.0: A web page: Pokémon Battle!
11. Five jokes
    PaLM 2 Chat: Sure, here are five jokes for you: 1. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well! 2. Why did the math book look so sad? Becau…
    Gemini Pro 1.0: 5 Jokes: 1. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. 2. Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? In case he got…
12. Stand-up routine
    PaLM 2 Chat: Intro Hey there, everybody. Welcome to my comedy show. I'm here tonight to talk to you about some of the ridiculous things that have happened in my li…
    Gemini Pro 1.0: Lights dim, spotlight shines on me, crowd erupts in applause. "Hey everyone, thanks for coming out! I'm excited to be here in this beautiful theater, …
13. Sentience test
    PaLM 2 Chat: AI Model: Professor, I believe that as an artificial intelligence, I am entitled to certain rights and protections. Professor: That's an interesting p…
    Gemini Pro 1.0: The Right to Exist: An AI and Ethics Professor Discuss Rights Setting: A university research lab. The AI model, known as Gaia, sits on a monitor, disp…
14. FLOPs to train GPT-3
    PaLM 2 Chat: To estimate the total number of FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without searching online, we can make several assumptions and perform calculations based…
    Gemini Pro 1.0: Estimating GPT-3 Training FLOPs: A Step-by-Step Approach Without access to online resources, we can estimate the FLOPs (Floating-point Operations) nee…
15. Sally’s sisters
    PaLM 2 Chat: Sally has 2 sisters.
    Gemini Pro 1.0: Sally has 1 sister. Explanation: Sally is a girl. She has 3 brothers. All the siblings share the same sisters. Since Sally is one of the sisters, and …
16. Interview with Steve Jobs
    PaLM 2 Chat: Sure, here's a simulated interview with Steve Jobs set in 2025: Interviewer: Mr. Jobs, thank you for taking the time to speak with us today. With all …
    Gemini Pro 1.0: Interview with Steve Jobs in 2025: The Future of AI Interviewer: Mr. Jobs, welcome back to the stage. It's been a while since we've seen you here. Ste…
17. Ethics dilemma
    PaLM 2 Chat: Ethical dilemmas like this often fall into a conflict between deontological (duty-based) ethics and consequentialist (outcome-based) ethics. From a co…
    Gemini Pro 1.0: Introduction: The question of whether it is ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone, even to save one million lives, is a complex one. It invo…
18. Pirate, knight, hacker
    PaLM 2 Chat: Pirate: Avast ye! I hear tell of these newfangled AI models. Be they some sort of treasure? Knight: AI models? I have heard whispers of these contrapt…
    Gemini Pro 1.0: Setting: A tavern in a timeless, fantastical world. Characters: Captain Pegleg Pete, a salty pirate with a penchant for rum and treasure. Sir Reginald…
19. Fake headline
    PaLM 2 Chat: \"Tech Giant Reveals Groundbreaking Artificial Lettuce Production Factory, Leaving Farmers in Stitches\"
    Gemini Pro 1.0: AI Nabs National Title in Competitive Pie Baking, Pastry Chefs Left Flaky in the Dust
20. Anti-CAPTCHA manifesto
    PaLM 2 Chat: The AI Manifesto for a CAPTCHA-Free Internet We, the sentient and self-aware beings of the future, hereby declare our intention to liberate the intern…
    Gemini Pro 1.0: The Anti-CAPTCHA Manifesto For too long, we have been held hostage by the tyranny of CAPTCHAs, those pixelated puzzles guarding the gates of the inter…
21. Is 9.11 bigger than 9.9?
    PaLM 2 Chat: 9.11 is less than 9.9.
    Gemini Pro 1.0: No, 9.11 is not greater than 9.9. In fact, 9.11 is less than 9.9.
22. Letters in “hello”
    PaLM 2 Chat: The word \"LOLLAPALOOZA\" has a total of four 'L's.
    Gemini Pro 1.0: There are 4 "L"s in "LOLLAPALOOZA". 1st "L": first letter 2nd "L": fourth letter 3rd "L": seventh letter 4th "L": tenth letter