I've been using the "developer" Gemini at https://aistudio.google.com/ instead of the "consumer" Gemini at gemini.google.com. It's much better since it runs with fewer guardrails and you can tune the safety settings up or down. Even on max safety settings, the dev Gemini returns the correct answer even while the public Gemini fails.

If you're using Gemini for anything serious, I would recommend the dev model. In my case, I was researching ancient Greek myths using original Greek & Latin texts and the dev Gemini was able to provide useful translations and alternative interpretations of ancient R-rated Greek myths.