Google Gemini App Limits Model Availability Starting October 9

Google is implementing changes to its Gemini app model availability and limits starting October 9, 2026. According to Google's support page, users without an AI subscription will be limited to using the Flash-Lite model. Those with an AI Plus subscription can use both Flash-Lite and Flash models.

AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers will have access to all three models: Flash-Lite, Flash, and Pro. This change is part of Google's compute-based usage limits that refresh every 5 hours until a weekly limit is reached, with usage calculated from prompt complexity, features used, and chat length.

Users can also select an effort level of low, medium, or high for each model to increase its ability to complete tasks and provide more thorough answers. AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers will have access to the Deep Think option for maximum parallel reasoning.