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Gemini (Google's AI assistant app)

Google's general-purpose AI assistant on the web, Android, iPhone, Mac and Windows, with chat, Deep Research, Canvas, image generation with Nano Banana 2, and video generation with Gemini Omni on paid plans.

Visit Gemini (Google's AI assistant app) → Last verified 2026-10-29

Pricing

Plan	Price	Billing	Notes
Free (no Google AI plan)	$0	—	Standard compute-based usage limits; Flash-Lite model; 32k-token context window; image generation (1K downloads), Deep Research, Canvas, Gems, Gemini Live; no video generation
Google AI Plus	$4.99/mo	monthly (US price; may vary by market)	2x the standard usage limit; Flash model; 128k-token context window; video generation and Daily Brief; Nano Banana Pro redo; 2K image downloads; 400 GB storage
Google AI Pro	$19.99/mo	monthly (US price; may vary by market)	4x the standard usage limit; Gemini 4 Argon, Pro and Flash models; 1M-token context window; Tasks in Gemini; can buy Google AI credits for Flow and Antigravity (not the Gemini app); 5 TB storage
Google AI Ultra (5x)	$99.99/mo	monthly (US price; may vary by market)	5x the AI Pro usage limit; highest model access; first access to advanced features; 20 TB storage
Google AI Ultra (20x)	$199.99/mo	monthly (US price; may vary by market)	20x the AI Pro usage limit; Project Genie (per Google's I/O announcement); storage from 20 TB
Gemini Enterprise (business)	From $21/seat/mo	—	Business edition from $21 per seat per month (up to 300 seats); Standard and Plus editions from $30 per seat per month with higher Gemini usage limits

Free plan: Yes — Free with a personal Google account: Flash-Lite model, a 32k-token context window, and standard compute-based limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly cap. Includes image generation, Deep Research, Canvas, Gems and Gemini Live, but not video generation.. Source: official pricing page.

Key features

Since Google I/O (May 19, 2026), limits are compute-based: prompt complexity, model, features and chat length all count
Usage refreshes every 5 hours until you hit a weekly limit; check it under Settings, then Usage Limits on gemini.google.com
Paid subscribers who hit their limit can keep chatting on Flash-Lite
Context window: 32k tokens free, 128k on Plus, 1M on Pro and Ultra
Image generation with Nano Banana 2 on every plan; Nano Banana Pro redo on paid plans
Video generation with Gemini Omni on Plus, Pro and Ultra
Deep Think is being replaced by Gemini 4 Argon

Not yet verified

The actual size of the 5-hour and weekly allowances (Google publishes only multiples: 2x, 4x, 5x or 20x)
How many images, videos or Deep Research reports fit in each plan's allowance
When pay-as-you-go top-up credits for the Gemini app itself will launch (Google said 'coming soon' in May 2026)
Annual-billing prices for Google AI plans

Coverage

Gemini Usage Limits (2026): Free vs Plus, Pro and Ultra, and How the 5-Hour Refresh Works

Alternatives

ChatGPT — OpenAI’s general-purpose AI assistant with reasoning models, image creation, deep research, Codex, and agents.
Claude — Anthropic’s AI assistant for writing, research, Claude Code, and Cowork, with Max and Ultra plans for heavy individual use.
Perplexity — AI answer engine with cited web search, deep research, and Perplexity Computer.
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) — Google's source-grounded research and study notebook: chat with your own documents and turn them into Audio and Video Overviews, reports, flashcards, quizzes, mind maps, and slide decks.
Google Flow — Google's AI creative studio for video and images, with Gemini Omni Flash, Veo 3.1, Nano Banana, a built-in agent, and custom Tools.

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