Some are already on your phone, some are a free download, and none of them ask for a card. The last one reads your own documents aloud.
Gemini Live is free on Android: tap Live in the Gemini app, or say "Hey Google, let's talk Live." You can point the camera at something and ask about it.
Long-press the home button or the navigation handle, then circle anything on screen. It also translates on-screen text and names the song playing nearby.
Live Caption subtitles videos, podcasts and calls. Google says every caption is processed on the phone, never stored, and never leaves the device.
In Google Translate, tap the download icon beside a language while on Wi-Fi. It then works with no connection, and some packs add instant camera translation.
Magic Eraser and Photo Unblur are free to every Google Photos user, no subscription. You need Android 8.0 or later and at least 3GB of RAM.
The Gemini app generates and edits images on the free tier using its Nano Banana model. Google caps it daily and warns the number moves with demand.
Since August 2026, free ChatGPT accounts have no rate limit on text-only prompts, running GPT-5.6 Luna. Images, uploads and voice are still capped.
GitHub Copilot has a $0 plan: 2,000 code completions and 50 chat requests a month, in the editors you already use. No trial, no card.
Gemini Notebook, renamed from NotebookLM in July 2026, turns your own sources into an audio rundown. Free plan: 3 a day, 50 sources per notebook.
Five of these are already installed on most Android phones. The other four are a free download away, and none of them need a subscription to be useful.