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Google Gemini & AI Mode vs Layla
Google Gemini & AI Mode scores higher overall (8.2 vs 7.2), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Google Gemini & AI Mode if…
People already using Google who want live flight, hotel and map data in one plan
8.2/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Google Gemini & AI Mode | Layla | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.2/10 | 7.2/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 | #8 of 12 |
| Price | Freemium · from £4.49/month | Freemium · from $9.99/month |
| Free version | Gemini and AI Mode in Search are free | Chat planning, itinerary drafts and live prices |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Made by | Layla AI GmbH (Expedia Group) | |
| Planning quality | 9 | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 7 | 8 |
| Features | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| Value for money | 9 | 6 |
| Platforms | 8 | 8 |
Google Gemini & AI Mode: what the AI does
- Canvas itineraries in AI Mode combining flights, hotels and Maps data
- Refine by chat, then share the plan by link
- Natural-language flight deal search
- Gemini itineraries using your Gmail bookings, Maps, Flights and Hotels
- Restaurant reservations from AI Mode (US)
- Best-in-class live data from Google Maps, Flights and Hotels
- Free core experience on web and mobile
- Pulls reservations from Gmail automatically
- Shareable plans
- Canvas trip planning is limited to US desktop users opted into Labs
- Features are split across Search, Gemini and Maps
- Bookings still hand off to partners
Layla: what the AI does
- Conversational trip planning and destination discovery
- Full itineraries with flights, hotels and activities
- Live flight and hotel prices from partners
- Reads images and PDFs to enrich plans
- Fast, conversational planning
- Live prices built into drafts
- Backed by Expedia Group since July 2026
- Editing is mostly through chat
- Some itinerary detail may be paywalled
- Apps are new, with relatively few ratings