Disable Gemini

Google Gemini is a so-called "Artificial Intelligence" or "AI" service offered by Google. It integrates with several Google Workspace services and is enabled by default. As the Google Workspace administrator you can disable it using the instructions here. (Correct as at 13 February 2025)

Note that the instructions for you will depend on which edition of Google Workspace you are using because Google has not (yet) enabled the ability to control access to Gemini in all editions without intervention by Google Support.

To get started, you'll need to log-in as the Google Workspace Administrator.

Navigate to "Generative AI" -> "Gemini for Workspace"

Once you do, you'll see one of these images.

Gemini Workspace Settings unavailable

Gemini Controls not available

If you do not have access to Gemini Workspace Settings in your Workspace panel, you need to contact Google Support to enable it.

Gemini Workspace Settings enabled for all services (the default)

Gemini enabled for all services

Once you can see the Gemini Workspace Settings, you can edit them for each individual service.

It's likely that this list will grow and I suspect that it will enable Gemini for each service by default, so you might need to do this more than once.

Click on the pencil icon and edit each individual service.

At time of writing these services will need editing individually (*):

(*) Gemini App is not listed above, it's controlled on a different screen entirely, see below.

Gemini Workspace Settings disabled for all services

Gemini disabled for all services

After you've disabled Gemini for all your services, they should show as "off".

You can click the pencil icon to enable them if you want to.

Gemini App

Note that these instructions are NOT related to the Gemini App, which must controlled on a separate screen, in the same "Generative AI" section, under "Gemini App".

This setting controls your users access to the gemini.google.com application.

It should be available to all Google Workspace Editions.

Why does this matter?

Without going into phylosophical arguments about the nature of "AI", there are several reasons why you should consider the reprecussions of Google Gemini being enabled on your Google Workspace account.