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Jemini

Shares rank 17 of 26 AI assistants by recommenders

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.

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.

15 people gave an opinion

recommend it
10
criticize it
5
approval share
67%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 2 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
  • 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Praise for the team's work

    “Very excited to see that someone finally made Jemini good!”

    Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

    “So glad to see stuff like this come to fruition.”

    Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

    “You guys are doing awesome stuff.”

    Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”
  • Seen as valuable public AI use

    “It's passing the initial sniff test; this might be the first valuable use of AI I've seen in a good minute”

    Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

    “this is a great use-case of vibe-coding: making hard to parse data accessible and understable for the public”

    Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • LLM may invent false claims

    “If it's using an LLM it'll make stuff up... about people and sex trafficking.”

    Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

    “providing more fuel for sweaty basement dwellers to invent fake stories about elite lizard people”

    Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”
  • Fuels conspiracy theories and harassment

    “It's disgusting to pretend it's about investigation, it's about enabling private pervert detectives.”

    Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

    “providing more fuel for sweaty basement dwellers to invent fake stories about elite lizard people”

    Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

Other AI assistants people recommend

The four most recommended other AI assistants, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Jemini compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Claude5,1755,00551%136 mo326 owners—
Google Gemini2,1952,23650%136 mo98 owners—
ChatGPT2,1862,88543%131 yr164 owners—
Grok7271,24937%131 mo19 owners—
JeminiThis page10567%2——
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What people said

12 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“It's disgusting to pretend it's about investigation, it's about enabling private pervert detectives.”

CriticizesComment from 21 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“You guys are doing awesome stuff.”

RecommendsComment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“this is a great use-case of vibe-coding: making hard to parse data accessible and understable for the public”

MixedComment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“providing more fuel for sweaty basement dwellers to invent fake stories about elite lizard people”

CriticizesComment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“Monumental and amazing work.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“this ai is too much "aligned" to return anything of value”

CriticizesComment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“So glad to see stuff like this come to fruition.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“It's passing the initial sniff test; this might be the first valuable use of AI I've seen in a good minute”

RecommendsComment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“The way you link to files instead of just outputing an answer is amazing.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“If it's using an LLM it'll make stuff up... about people and sex trafficking.”

CriticizesComment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“Very excited to see that someone finally made Jemini good!”

RecommendsComment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Jemini (Gemini for the Epstein Files)”

“Jemini is such a nice touch”

RecommendsComment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Jmail – Google Suite for Epstein files”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.