AI Chat Assistants · reliability comparison
Gemini vs Pi: which is more reliable? (2026)
Gemini is more reliable than Pi, scoring 88.0 vs 57.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Gemini reported 1 incident and Pi reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.94% and 99.01% respectively. Gemini resolves incidents faster on average (7h 22m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Gemini | Pi |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 88.0 | 57.0 |
| Rank (AI chat assistants) | #1 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.94% | 99.01% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 1 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 7h 22m | 21h 11m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Gemini and Pi differ
- Pi had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Gemini.
- Gemini fixes problems faster: 7h 22m on average, against 21h 11m for Pi (2.9× quicker).
- Gemini's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Feb 18, 2026); Pi's lasted 21h 11m (Oct 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Gemini
Pi
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Gemini incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 11, 2026 · resolved in 7h 22m
Mitigated intermittent elevated error rates with Gemini 3.1 Pro models on Gemini Web and Gemini App.
Affected: Gemini
Recent Pi incidents
- Major outageOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 21h 11m
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