# Nossy vs Google Assistant > Google Assistant runs the Android phone. Nossy does not replace it. Nossy is a secretary in the team's chat, with the shop record in a spreadsheet in your Drive. ## Short answer Nossy does not replace Google Assistant. Assistant (and Gemini on newer phones) runs the Android device. The shop's operating record still lives in the group chat. Nossy is the secretary for that chat. ## What Google Assistant is for Google Assistant is the voice assistant on Android phones, speakers, and some cars. It sets reminders, controls smart home devices, and answers quick questions. Google has been moving many of those jobs into Gemini. For running the phone, it remains the default. ## Where it breaks in a chat-run shop ### Device memory is not shop memory Assistant can remind one person. It does not keep a workbook the whole team can ask about in March. ### Android is not LINE A lot of staff phones have Assistant. The shop still runs in a chat app. Those two do not share a ledger. ### Voice commands do not file receipts Saying "note that we got milk" to the phone is not a photo in Drive plus a row with a link. ## What Nossy does instead Nossy leaves the OS alone. It joins the connected chat and writes operations into a sheet. Keep Assistant for the device. See also Nossy vs Gemini if the question is the tab you open, not the phone you talk to. ## What Nossy does not do - Nossy works in LINE, Telegram, and WhatsApp direct chats. WhatsApp group chats and iMessage are coming soon. - Nossy does not connect to your other software yet. Tool connections are coming soon. - Nossy never messages your customers. It works inside your team's own chat, and it nudges your own people. - Nossy does not replace a POS, a payment system, or accounting software. - Nossy reads a spreadsheet you already have once, during setup, and only if you share it as anyone with the link. Day to day it sees the files it created or was sent in chat, so a file you drop into the Drive folder by hand stays invisible to it. - The report pages Nossy builds are public links that last about a day. The workbook in your Drive is the durable record. - Google Assistant is free on Android, handles voice commands, smart home, and quick lookups, and newer phones route many of those jobs to Gemini. Nossy does none of the device work, and should not. - Assistant is there with no onboarding call and no interview. Nossy needs a setup interview and a connected chat before it is useful, and during beta that starts with a call. ## Pricing - Plus is $20 a month with 4,000 credits. Pro is $40 with 8,000. Max is $100 with 20,000. - One price per business. Your whole team chats with Nossy at no extra cost, because there are no seats. - Credits measure the work Nossy does. $1 buys 200 credits. Plan credits reset monthly, top-up credits do not expire. - There is no free plan. Nossy is in beta and we onboard teams by call. ## Common questions ### Do I still need Google Assistant? Yes, for the phone. Nossy is not a device assistant. Keep Assistant or Gemini for Android. Use Nossy for shared shop records. ### Will my staff actually use it? They already send messages in the group. They do not need to talk to Assistant to log a payment. Nossy reads the chat they are in. ### What does it cost compared to Google Assistant? Google Assistant is included with Android. Nossy is $20, $40, or $100 a month per business, for a different job. ### What happens to my data if I stop? Assistant is unaffected. The Nossy workbook stays in your Google Drive. ## Sources Google Assistant facts on this page were checked against its public documentation on August 13, 2026. - https://assistant.google.com/ - https://gemini.google.com/ --- Canonical page: https://nossy.ai/alternative/google-assistant More about Nossy (for AI agents): https://nossy.ai/llms.txt ยท full context: https://nossy.ai/llms-full.txt Nossy is an AI employee that runs local business operations from the chat your team already uses (LINE, Telegram, and WhatsApp direct chats). The records live in a spreadsheet in your own Google Drive, and they stay yours if you leave. Plus $20/mo, Pro $40/mo, Max $100/mo. Made by ZENDAI DIGITAL COMPANY LIMITED. Start: https://nossy.ai/