# Jemini

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Jemini and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a public tool that makes the Epstein files searchable, with answers linked to source files. Critics warn it may invent claims about named people.

## Why people recommend it

- Praise for the team's work (5 comments): "Very excited to see that someone finally made Jemini good!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47039184)) "So glad to see stuff like this come to fruition." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040720)) "You guys are doing awesome stuff." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47048122))
- Seen as valuable public AI use (2 comments): "It's passing the initial sniff test; this might be the first valuable use of AI I've seen in a good minute" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040414)) "this is a great use-case of vibe-coding: making hard to parse data accessible and understable for the public" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47045371))

## What people warn about

- LLM may invent false claims (2 comments): "If it's using an LLM it'll make stuff up... about people and sex trafficking." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47039554)) "providing more fuel for sweaty basement dwellers to invent fake stories about elite lizard people" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47042300))
- Fuels conspiracy theories and harassment (2 comments): "It's disgusting to pretend it's about investigation, it's about enabling private pervert detectives." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47098917)) "providing more fuel for sweaty basement dwellers to invent fake stories about elite lizard people" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47042300))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Claude](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude.md): 5175 recommend
- [Google Gemini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gemini.md): 2195 recommend
- [ChatGPT](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chatgpt.md): 2186 recommend
- [Grok](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grok.md): 727 recommend
- [Microsoft Copilot](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-copilot.md): 139 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Jemini", https://hackerapproved.com/p/jemini/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).