Gemini AI Website Creation Test

Testing Gemini's Website Creation Abilities

After Google highlighted Gemini's capabilities, particularly in website creation, a test was conducted to explore its potential. The challenge: could Gemini, assist someone who struggles with basic coding?

The test was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Google's acquisition of Android, as noted by Android Central's EIC, Shruti Shekar. The approach involved asking Gemini to create a website about Android's history and comparing the outputs of different Gemini models.

Models Compared

The comparison included Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview, ChatGPT, and Claude 4 Sonnet. All tests were performed within Chrome browser tabs on a desktop PC, without using local tools like LM Studio.

Initial Prompt and Results

The initial prompt was simple: "Create a website about the history of Android." Gemini 2.5 Pro quickly generated code for a single-page website, providing a preview and explaining its process and the frameworks used.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview in AI Studio offered a different experience, presenting a coding studio-like dashboard where code generation could be observed. An error occurred during the process, but Gemini self-corrected the code using the "Auto-fix" button, resulting in a single-page timeline.

ChatGPT took approximately 40 seconds to structure the website, creating a single HTML page with a timeline view. Unlike Gemini, it required a manual click of a "Preview" button to view the created site.

Claude 4 Sonnet also produced a single landing page with a timeline, but added sections for "Android by the Numbers" and "Major Android Versions," including key features for each release. All models produced basic, static single-page designs.

Deeper Dive with More Complex Prompts

To get more detailed results, a more complex prompt was created using Gemini and then given to all four models. Gemini essentially repeated the prompt. ChatGPT added a HTML snippet. Claude provided detailed information and shortcuts to jump between sections on its single page.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview created a more in-depth, multi-page website after multiple error fixes. While the stock images were not ideal, the result aligned more closely with the project's initial vision. However, these websites still require hosting, a domain, and fact-checking before going live.