Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Research can scan 50+ sites and deliver cited reports in five minutes

Google said on May 15 that Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Research can scan more than 50 websites and return a cited report in about five minutes, according to company marketing materials and product pages. The claim adds a specific speed-and-scale figure to Google’s broader pitch for Deep Research as an automated research agent inside Gemini. Google’s public Deep Research site says the feature can browse “up to hundreds of websites” and produce multi-page reports in minutes. Google has also tied Deep Research access to a mix of free student promotions and paid Google One plans. ### Where did the “50+ sites in five minutes” claim appear? Google circulated the claim in Gemini materials on May 15, saying Gemini 2.5 Pro Deep Research can scan 50 or more sites and deliver a cited report in roughly five minutes. Reuters could not find that exact wording on the main Deep Research landing page, which uses broader language about browsing up to hundreds of websites and creating reports in minutes. (gemini.google) The narrower “50+ sites” figure appears to be a demo-style performance claim rather than the baseline wording on the core product page. The Gemini Deep Research page says the tool can search the web and, if a user chooses, pull context from Gmail, Drive and Chat. The same page says reports can be turned into Audio Overviews and interactive content in Canvas. ### What does Google officially say Deep Research does? Google’s product page describes Deep Research as an “agentic feature” in Gemini that can browse websites, think through findings and generate multi-page reports. (gemini.google) The page says the system builds a research plan, searches iteratively, reasons over the material it gathers and then produces a report. Google also says the feature is available in 150 countries and 45-plus languages. A Google Workspace update published on May 22, 2025, said Deep Research in Gemini could use 2.5 Flash experimental, while Gemini Advanced users would continue to have access to 2.5 Pro experimental. That post also said users could upload PDFs and images and link Google Drive documents so reports could combine public information with user-provided files. (gemini.google) ### Who gets Deep Research for free, and who pays? Google said on April 17, 2025, that U.S. college students could get Google One AI Premium free for 15 months if they signed up by June 30, 2025. That offer included Gemini Advanced, and Google’s post listed Deep Research among the included features. Google said eligible students who enrolled by that deadline would keep access through finals in spring 2026. (workspaceupdates.googleblog.com) Google’s current Google One pricing page shows paid consumer tiers as well. The page lists Premium at $9.99 a month and Google AI Pro at $19.99 a month, with Gemini access included in those plans. The pricing page shown in search snippets does not spell out Deep Research entitlements line by line on the excerpted view, but Google’s broader Gemini materials present Deep Research as part of its premium AI bundle. (blog.google) ### How did Google frame the comparison with ChatGPT? OpenAI said when it introduced ChatGPT Pro in December 2024 that the plan cost $200 a month. That price point became a reference marker across the AI market for high-end research and reasoning tools. Google’s positioning around Gemini has emphasized broader access. Its student promotion made Gemini Advanced and Deep Research free for eligible U.S. college students for a limited period, while its consumer Google One plans start well below OpenAI’s original $200-a-month ChatGPT Pro price. (one.google.com) Any direct comparison beyond price and access depends on company marketing rather than an independently verified head-to-head test in this report. (openai.com) ### What comes next for the product? Google’s Gemini and Workspace posts show Deep Research continuing to expand beyond web browsing into file analysis and Workspace context. The company has already said the feature can use Gmail, Drive and Chat context when users opt in, and Workspace updates added PDF, image and Drive document support. (blog.google) Google’s next concrete milestone already on the record is the student-access window: users who signed up by June 30, 2025, keep the free Google One AI Premium offer through spring 2026, according to Google’s April 17, 2025 post. (blog.google) (gemini.google)