By Rajesh Pandey
Publication Date: 2026-10-05 04:23:00
Google has so far allowed free access to its latest Gemini Flash models for users on the free plan. But that will change starting later this week, with the company limiting access to its latest and most powerful models to its paying customers.
An updated support page from Google highlights the upcoming changes to Gemini’s model access and limits. Personal account holders with no paid subscription will only have access to Gemini’s Flash-Lite model beginning October 9. They will not be able to use the Flash or Pro models.
Even users on the paid plan have not been spared. AI Plus subscribers, Google’s cheapest AI plan, will lose access to the Pro model starting October 9.
Note that these changes affect access to Gemini model families. Each family can include multiple versions, and access to a family does not necessarily include its latest model. For example, AI Plus subscribers currently only have access to Gemini Flash 3.6, even though Flash 3.8 is the latest model.
