To follow up, I probed Gemini further. I will spare you the questions I asked, but show you the result. I asked Gemini to plot the total cost of 8 gallons of gas at the local station, at Costco assuming it is 20 cents a gallon cheaper, and the total cost at Costco including the driving cost and the net difference for price – all ranging from $2.75 per gallon to $3.50. I wanted these plotted in a graph and presented as a table.

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On Sunday, I stopped by a gas station near our house. I looked on Costco app and found that at the closest Costco gas station, about 20 miles away, cost 20c per gallon less. My 2023 Corolla Hybrid has the capacity for about 8 gallons and it gives me around 40 miles per gallon. I could have easily calculated whether it is worth filling up locally or to drive to Costco. Of course, one never drives to Costco just to get gas and I end up buying things I really don’t need. Thats a different story.

So I engaged with Gemini, the rebranded Bard from Google. I want to warn you that this is a long post, but an interesting one 🙂 What follows is a conversation, which is the. power of these tools and not one where you ask something and expect an answer right away. Please follow the back and forths below. (more…)