Instead of just identifying an object or scene, I suddenly wanted to ask more complex, conversational questions when using visual search. This forced me to switch back and forth between the two apps.<\/p>\n
Last week, I decided to run a test and make Gemini my primary visual search tool on my Google Pixel 9 Pro XL<\/a> and Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE tablet to see whether it is superior in all tasks and whether it could entirely replace Lens.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n \t\t From chatbot to custom workspace<\/p>\n Gemini offers a flexible way to make queries<\/p>\n It supports both image and video uploads<\/p>\n When transitioning to Gemini for visual search<\/a>, I noticed one significant feature difference that I needed to overcome as a pain point.<\/p>\n If you used the early versions of Gemini, you already know how barebones its search capabilities felt, especially for visual search and analysis.<\/p>\n But in the current version, Gemini supports both attaching an image or video and sharing the screen via Ask Gemini for image analysis.<\/p>\n With the first method, you need to capture the image and attach it to your prompt. While it creates a clunky user experience, it allows for complex problem-solving and deeper analysis.<\/p>\n It’s also an option for Android devices that don’t support on-screen sharing with Ask Gemini.<\/p>\n The quickest and most efficient way to access Gemini for visual search is to use Ask Gemini. I launched it by pressing the side button, and it immediately followed a voice prompt.<\/p>\n Similar to the attachment, my current screen is snapped and saved in Gemini chat, which I can access later through the history.<\/p>\n I highly appreciate being able to jump back into a specific conversation with Gemini to continue where I left off or ask further questions.<\/p>\n With Lens, you are forced to perform the visual search all over again on the web if you want to add follow-up questions or descriptions to your query or simply want to translate text into a different language.<\/p>\n Furthermore, Lens lacks the ability to analyze recorded video clips, which is a standout feature that Gemini handles with ease.<\/p>\n While Lens has a Live feature, it is strictly for real-time camera feeds and cannot process pre-recorded clips to extract text or analyze past video events.<\/p>\n Where Gemini outperforms Google Lens<\/p>\n It provides powerful context over fragmented visual queries<\/p>\n I appreciate how Gemini delivers much deeper and more accurate answers than Google Lens in most visual searches.<\/p>\n Instead of relying solely on standard web-based visual matching, Gemini allows you to leverage Google’s most advanced AI models directly.<\/p>\n I can switch to Gemini Pro for deeper analysis and more thorough answers, or use the Flash model for quicker, more concise results.<\/p>\n There is also a level of conversational nuance with Gemini that makes Lens feel incredibly rigid by comparison.<\/p>\n Lens simply scours the web and serves up top search results or falls back to AI Mode for smarter and contextual answers.<\/p>\n Whereas Gemini engages in an actual relevant and responsive dialogue about the image or video you’ve shared with it.<\/p>\n For example, I can ask follow-up questions about a suggested recipe, adjust ingredient measurements on the fly, or request an entirely new recipe mid-conversation.<\/p>\n Beyond the basics, it offers expanded answers from the first query, such as letting me know where the macaque monkey is located and its physical traits, by analyzing the picture.<\/p>\n Even better, I can run other advanced queries, like counting how many people it sees in the object. Although the results are not 100% accurate most of the time, it does the job well.<\/p>\n To get any semblance of this contextual capability in Lens, you have to use its Live mode, as basic Lens only looks for web matches through detection or static translations.<\/p>\n While Google has begun integrating more AI-powered and problem-solving features into Lens, Gemini remains vastly superior at solving complex, multistep problems.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n
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