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Gemini: plans, prices, strengths and limits
Gemini is Google's AI assistant, sold through Google AI plans that also include Google storage. It suits people whose email, documents and files already live in a Google account.
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.10.16-3, Oct 16, 2026 Rules 2.1.0
- Made by
- Individual plans
- 5, one free
- Paid plans
- $4.99 to $199.99 a month
- Facts checked
- Oct 16, 2026
Our assessment is being reviewed because facts about these plans changed. The plans, prices and features below already show the current facts.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini (free) | Free | Oct 12, 2026 | |
| Google AI Plus | $4.99 a month | Not listed | Oct 12, 2026 Source |
| Google AI ProAnnual option $199.99/yr shown on Google One US page (savings calculator toggle). | $19.99 a month | $199.99 a year | Oct 12, 2026 Source |
| Google AI Ultra 5x | $99.99 a month | Not listed | Oct 12, 2026 Source |
| Google AI Ultra 20x | $199.99 a month | Not listed | Oct 12, 2026 Source |
Prices for United States, before sales tax unless a plan says otherwise. A yearly plan is paid up front and is not cancel-any-time.
Features by plan
What Google documents for each plan. A hatched mark means we could not verify it, which is not the same as "not offered".
| Feature | Gemini (free) | Google AI Plus | Google AI Pro | Google AI Ultra 5x | Google AI Ultra 20x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Models and limits | |||||
| Top models included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Context window | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Models from several companies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| General-purpose assistant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Research and sources | |||||
| Web search with sources | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Deep research reports | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Files and data | |||||
| File and document uploads | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spreadsheet and data analysis | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Coding | |||||
| Coding agent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works in your code editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code completions as you type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Background coding agent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pull request review | No | No | No | No | No |
| Images, video and voice | |||||
| Image generation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video generation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Real-time voice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image editing and design | |||||
| Photo editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Background removal | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Text inside images | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Logo maker | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Vector (SVG) files | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Upscaling | Unclear | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Video editing and presenters | |||||
| Photo to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Footage editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Avatar presenters | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lip sync | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Automatic captions | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Clips from long videos | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Exports without a watermark | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| App building and hosting | |||||
| Apps from a description | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting and publishing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domain | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Database and sign-in | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code export | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Music, voice and transcription | |||||
| Songs with vocals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Instrumental music | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Separate stems | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Voiceover from text | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Voice cloning | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Dubbing into other languages | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Sound effects | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Transcription | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Meeting notes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dictation into any app | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Projects and memory | |||||
| Projects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom assistants | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Memory across chats | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations and agents | |||||
| Connectors to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inside Gmail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inside Google Docs | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inside Google Sheets | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inside Word | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Excel | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside PowerPoint | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Outlook | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Browser agent | Unclear | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy and control | |||||
| Opt out of model training | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export your data | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shows ads | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Rights and licensing | |||||
| Commercial use of outputs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Apps and extras | |||||
| Cloud storage included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The details and sources of every row are in Compare two AIs and the data release.
Models on each plan
The models each plan's own pages name, on the terms they give. A model being offered says nothing about how well the plan does your work.
Gemini (free)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite Included Source
Google AI Ultra 5x
What it documents for each use
- Research & Search Get a research report from many sources · Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Writing & Content Edit an email without losing a detail · Edit an article without changing its facts · Draft long pieces that stay consistent · Write ads, posts and short copy
- Images & Design Create images from a description · Make graphics for posts and slides · Edit my own photos · Make images with exact text
- Coding & Development Code inside my editor · Hand repository tasks to an agent · Build an app without writing code · Put an app or site online
- Video & Animation Make short videos from a description · Edit my own video footage · Turn a photo into a video · Make a video with a presenter
- Business & Productivity Use AI inside Gmail · Connect AI to the apps I already use · Use AI inside Google Docs · Use AI inside Google Sheets · Get notes from my meetings
- Agents & Automation Let an agent do tasks in a browser
- Audio & Voice Talk it through by voice · Make a song with vocals · Make instrumental or background music · Turn a script into a voiceover
A use is listed when at least one plan documents every feature a task needs. Answer quality is a separate question: see below.
Using it day to day
Gemini runs on the web, on Android and iOS, and in a desktop app for Windows 10 or later and macOS 15 or later on Apple Silicon. You need a Google Account. Memory of past chats needs a personal account, age 18 or over and Keep Activity switched on; Jules is a beta for users 18 and over. Connected Apps such as Gmail, Calendar, Maps, YouTube, Spotify and WhatsApp vary by device and country, and so do the agents: Chrome auto browse on Pro is listed for the US and India, and Gemini Agent on Ultra for the US in English.
Usage limits are compute based. On the free tier they refresh every five hours up to a weekly limit. Google describes Plus as 2x the free limits and Pro as 4x; Ultra 5x and Ultra 20x are described as 5 and 20 times the Pro limits. For coding, Antigravity's free tier has basic weekly rate limits, and Pro adds a higher quota that refreshes every five hours up to a weekly limit, with AI credits for overages.
Privacy, data and ads
On every plan, Google uses your chats to improve its models by default if you are 18 or over. To stop it, turn off Keep Activity; Google says chats are still kept for up to 72 hours, and memory of past chats stops working because it needs Keep Activity on. You can export your Gemini data through Google Takeout. We found no official statement about ads in the Gemini app, so that point is not verified. If your work is confidential, read Google's Gemini privacy page before you upload files.
Read the vendor's own page: Gemini privacy and data controls. We make no legal or compliance claim.
Test results
We have not tested Gemini yet, so this page makes no claim about answer quality, and we show no example outputs. Run the same kit in it and in the alternatives, in your own account:
- Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right
- Edit an email without losing a detail
- Diagnose and repair a small program
- Research a question with sources that support the answer
- Make sense of documents that disagree
- Research a current question within a date window
- Edit an article without changing its facts
- Turn project notes into a report that agrees with itself
- Implement a small specification
- Refactor code without changing what it does
- Make a picture that follows a detailed brief
- Put exact text into a graphic
- Change one thing in a picture and nothing else
- Make a short clip that follows a brief
- Make a song that sings your lyrics exactly
- Read a script with names, numbers and abbreviations
- Design a logo with an exact name
Getting started
- Start on the free tier with your Google Account, on the web or in the app. Keep in mind that its documented context is 32k tokens, far below the paid plans.
- Run our source kit on a topic you know well, since Google does not describe source links on the plan pages we checked.
- If you work with figures, run the spreadsheet kit. If you code, install Antigravity, which needs no subscription, and run the code kit.
- Pick a plan by the apps you use: Plus covers Gmail only, Pro adds Docs, Sheets and Meet notes. Students can get Google AI Pro free for one year after verification.
- Decide on Keep Activity before you upload anything confidential, knowing that turning it off also turns off memory.
Your fit
Tell Find my AI what you do and what matters; it checks every plan of Gemini against your priorities, next to the alternatives.
Alternatives
- Perplexity Perplexity documents citations in every answer on every plan, including Free, which Google does not describe for Gemini. Perplexity Pro also lets you choose models from several companies in search. Read the comparison About Perplexity
- ChatGPT ChatGPT Plus, at $20 a month, documents data analysis with interactive tables and charts and Codex code review on GitHub pull requests, two things Gemini either does not document or no longer offers. Read the comparison About ChatGPT
- Claude Claude documents a context of up to 1 million tokens on every individual plan, including Free, where Gemini's free tier is 32k. Anthropic also documents web search on all plans and says Claude is ad-free. Read the comparison About Claude
- GitHub Copilot If you need pull request review, Copilot Pro at $10 a month documents code review on GitHub pull requests and a cloud agent that opens them, while Google's consumer reviewer was shut down. Read the comparison About GitHub Copilot
Recent changes
- Gemini (free): Video generation now documented: not documented → available: Not in the Gemini app on Free. Google Flow works without a subscripti...
- Gemini (free): Video generation withdrawn for review: unknown → not verified
Every change is in the change log.
Questions
How much does Gemini cost?
The free tier costs nothing. Google AI Plus is $4.99 a month, Google AI Pro is $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year paid up front, and Google AI Ultra is $99.99 (5x) or $199.99 (20x) a month. Google's US pages show no yearly price for Plus or Ultra. All prices are before tax.
Does Gemini show its sources?
Not verified. The Google plan pages we checked do not describe answers with source links. That does not mean Gemini never shows them. Run our source kit to see what it does with your own questions.
Does Google train on my Gemini chats?
Yes, by default, for users 18 and over, on every plan. Turn off Keep Activity to stop it. Google still keeps chats for up to 72 hours, and memory of past chats needs Keep Activity on.
Can Gemini review my pull requests?
Not on consumer plans. Google shut down the consumer Gemini Code Assist on GitHub app on July 17, 2026 and documents no replacement. Jules, Google's cloud coding agent, can open pull requests but only answers comments on its own.
Is Google AI Plus enough, or do I need Pro?
Plus at $4.99 a month documents Gmail proofreading, 400 GB of storage, a 128k context and 200 Flow credits. Pro at $19.99 adds Gemini in Docs and Sheets, a 1 million token context, uploads of up to 1,500 pages, 5 TB and Chrome auto browse in the US and India.
Sources
36 official pages, checked Oct 12, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. This page was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance from the facts in our data release; no company paid for or reviewed it.
- Google AI Pro & Ultra (US subscriptions page)Google
- Gemini Apps limits & upgrades for Google AI subscribers | Gemini Apps HelpGoogle
- Antigravity docs - ModelsGoogle
- Jules usage limitsGoogle
- Antigravity docs - IDE extensionsGoogle
- Google Antigravity - PricingGoogle
- Jules - Reviewing code changesGoogle
- Consumer version of Gemini Code Assist on GitHub sunsetGoogle for Developers
- Manage your Google Flow creditsGoogle
- Google AI plans with Cloud Storage - Google One (US)Google
- Generate & edit images with Gemini Apps - Gemini Apps HelpGoogle
- Nano Banana 2 - Gemini AI image generator & photo editorGoogle
- Create docs, apps & more with Canvas - Gemini Apps HelpGoogle
- Build apps in Google AI Studio | Gemini APIGoogle
- Expanding access to select Google Vids features for all users (Feb 4, 2026)Google
- Learn about availability of Gemini features in Google VidsGoogle
- Introducing Gemini OmniGoogle
- Get started with Google FlowGoogle
- Gemini Apps limits & feature availability - Gemini Apps HelpGoogle
- Generate music with Gemini Apps - Gemini Apps HelpGoogle
- Get started with Google Workspace with Gemini (Compare Gemini features in Google AI plans) - Google Docs Editors HelpGoogle
- Upload & analyze files in Gemini Apps - Gemini Apps HelpGoogle
- "Take notes for me" in Google Meet - Google Meet HelpGoogle
- Google Terms of Service (effective July 30, 2026)Google
- Get personalization with memory of your past Gemini chats | Gemini Apps HelpGoogle
- Use & manage Connected Apps in Gemini | Gemini Apps HelpGoogle
- Collaborate with Gemini in Google Docs - Google Docs Editors HelpGoogle
- Collaborate with Gemini in Google Sheets - Google Docs Editors HelpGoogle
- Manage & delete your activity in Gemini Apps | Gemini Apps HelpGoogle
- Gemini Apps Privacy Hub | Gemini Apps HelpGoogle
- Gemini for desktop (Windows & macOS)Google
- Google AI plans with Cloud Storage - Google OneGoogle
- Antigravity docs - Plans and AI creditsGoogle
- Deploying from Google AI Studio | Gemini APIGoogle
- Generate videos with Gemini AppsGoogle
- Manage watermark settings in Gemini AppsGoogle
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