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1. 2d
   Google AI Plus loses Gemini Pro model access on November 13

   Google has begun emailing Google AI Plus subscribers to confirm that from November 13, 2026, selecting Pro models in the Gemini app and in AI Mode in Google Search will be limited to Google AI Pro subscribers and above, leaving AI Plus users with Flash and Flash Lite; existing Pro-model chats must be continued with a different model. Subscribers who want continued access to the more capable models would need to move up to the $19.99/month Google AI Pro plan or the $99.99/month AI Ultra plan. Google did not give a reason in the email, and the report says an October support document had previously suggested restrictions would take effect on October 9, with the email now setting the November 13 date. The change follows Google rolling out Gemini 4 Argon to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.

   9to5Google · 🔥 9
2. 4d
   Poll: Nearly 60% of readers call Google's Gemini tier downgrade unfair

   An Android Authority reader poll found that, of more than 3,300 votes, just under 60% considered it unfair that Google pulled previously available Gemini model access from lower tiers. Google said earlier this month it would limit access to newer AI models for non-subscribers: the $4.99/month AI Plus tier now gets only Flash and Flash Lite models with Pro out of reach, free users lose access to newer Gemini models, and AI Pro and Ultra subscribers are unaffected; the change took effect last Friday. About 25% said the downgrade was fair only for free users but that AI Plus subscribers should have been spared, just under 13% said it was fair because “it’s a business,” and 3.3% commented. Some readers complained about losing benefits they had paid for and said they would not renew, while others criticized Gemini's answer quality versus ChatGPT.

   Android Authority · 🔥 0
3. 7d
   Free Gemini app users limited to 'Auto' model picker as thinking levels roll out

   Google is rolling out a change to the Gemini app for users on the free plan: those without a plan can no longer switch models, and the only option in the model picker is "Auto" with "Gemini 3 models." Google says most prompts will go to the fastest model, Flash-Lite, while prompts needing deeper reasoning may go to Flash or Pro; if smart model selection is off, all chats for users without a plan use Flash-Lite. New thinking levels (Low, Medium, High) replace the previous "Extended" option and are available to all subscribers, matching Google Antigravity and AI Studio; per 9to5Google, Google's support documentation referred to the free-tier model as (3.5) Flash-Lite, and Google AI Plus users will soon be limited to Flash-Lite and (3.8) Flash.

   9to5Google · 🔥 0
4. Oct 8
   Google tightens Gemini tiers: free users limited to Flash-Lite from Oct 9

   Google has updated a support page saying that from October 9 it will change Gemini access for personal accounts: free users will only get Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and lose access to Gemini 3.6 Flash and newer models, while the $4.99/month AI Plus tier is limited to Flash and Flash-Lite and no longer includes higher-end reasoning models such as Gemini 3.1 Pro. The $19.99-and-up Google AI Pro and Ultra tiers are unaffected and keep Deep Think and advanced model access. Google is also introducing low, medium and high Effort modes that deduct quota based on task compute complexity, with higher modes draining the allowance faster.

   AIbase AI新闻 · 🔥 0
5. Oct 5
   Google drops free access to Gemini Flash and Pro on October 9

   Google's support document says that starting October 9, 2026, personal accounts without a paid Google AI plan will be limited to the Flash-Lite model in the Gemini app and website, losing access to Flash and Pro. The roughly $5/month AI Plus tier keeps Flash but also loses Pro (Engadget cites the Gemini 3.1 Pro model), while Pro and the Deep Think reasoning mode become limited to the pricier AI Pro (~$20) and Ultra (~$100) plans. Google is also adding low, medium and high "effort level" options per model, and Ultra subscribers will later get Gemini 4 Argon; one report says Gemini API, AI Studio and Workspace are unaffected for now.

   极客公园 · 🔥 0

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