Google Gemini App: 45 crore active users in India, giving tough competition to ChatGPT

Google's Gemini app is moving ahead rapidly in the race of artificial intelligence in India. Google India Vice President and Site Lead Shekhar Khosla recently updated on LinkedIn that now the active monthly users of Gemini have gone past 450 million (45 crores). Its usage each day has also grown 50% from the previous quarter.

This enhancement has arrived at a time when Google has provided significant relief to Indian students. Students who are 18 years or older can avail the premium service of Gemini AI Pro for free until September 15, 2025, which is Rs 19,500 per year.

As part of this subscription, users have access to advanced AI tools such as Gemini 2.5 Pro, Deep Research, and Veo 3, along with features such as Flow and Notebook LM.

Google recently launched several new AI initiatives for Indian startups and the developer community at I/O Connect India 2025. Under this, work has been started on indigenous AI models in India in collaboration with startups like Soket AI, Sarvam, and Gnani.

However, OpenAI's ChatGPT still remains the strongest player in the market, with 600 million monthly active users. But the pace of the Gemini app is fast, and soon it can also catch up in this race.