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Gemini free vs Google AI Pro: price, limits and newest models
Gemini's free tier costs nothing and Google AI Pro $19.99 a month (₹1,950 in India). Neither publishes a count. AI Pro's limits are 4x the free ones, and its context window is 1 million tokens to Free's 32k. Free has "varying access" to Gemini 3.1 Pro. llmwise Pro ($20) has up to 125 Gemini 3.1 Pro messages a month.
Gemini free vs Google AI Pro, side by side
Each company's figures, checked September 28, 2026; the quotes behind them are on each plan's page.
| Gemini free | Google AI Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price a month | Free | $19.99 |
| Billed yearly | Free | $16.67 a month |
| In India | Not published | ₹1,950 a month |
| Limits, in brief | No count; Google's standard limits | No count; 4x the free limits, per 5 hours and per week |
| Newest models | Gemini 3.1 Pro: varies; Gemini 3.6 Flash: in its chat; Deep Think: not in its chat | Gemini 3.1 Pro: in its chat; Gemini 3.6 Flash: in its chat; Deep Think: not in its chat |
| Also in the plan | “15 GB of cloud storage across Gmail, Drive, and Photos” (Gemini: plans) | “5 TB of cloud storage across Gmail, Drive, and Photos.” (Google One: Google AI plans) |
What limits do Google publish?
“Without an AI plan: Standard limits”
Source: Gemini Apps Help: limits and upgrades for Google AI subscribers
“AI Pro: 4x higher than standard limits”
Source: Gemini Apps Help: limits and upgrades for Google AI subscribers
Should you pick Gemini free or Google AI Pro?
Everyday questions
Gemini free: 3.6 Flash, image generation and Deep Research, at the standard limits.
Long files and heavy use
Google AI Pro: 4x the limits, a 1 million-token context window and 5 TB of storage, for $19.99.
Gemini and other families
llmwise Pro ($20): Gemini 3.1 Pro with a count, and Claude and GPT beside it.
Does Google train on your chats, on either plan?
As Google's privacy pages put it on September 28, 2026. Neither question arises on llmwise: it doesn't train on your content, and you decide when a chat is deleted.
| App | Training on your chats | How to opt out | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini | Yes, unless you opt out | Turn off Keep Activity, or use temporary chats | 18 months by default (3 or 36 to choose); 72 hours with Keep Activity off; reviewed chats up to 3 years |
“Google uses your activity to provide, develop, and improve its services (including training generative AI models), as well as to protect Google, its users, and the public with the help of human reviewers.”
Quoted from Gemini Apps Privacy Hub
Both in one: llmwise Pro
llmwise Pro ($20) beside both plans. Its monthly counts assume the allowance goes to one model.
| Model | Gemini free | Google AI Pro | llmwise Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | Not named on its pages | Not named on its pages | Up to 62 a month |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview) | “Varying access”, at the standard limits | Expanded access: 4x the free limits | Up to 125 a month |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | Included | Included, as on the free tier | Up to 250 a month |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Not offered: Gemini only | Not offered: Gemini only | Up to 31 a month |
| GPT-6 Astra | Not offered: Gemini only | Not offered: Gemini only | Up to 31 a month |
Behind Pro's counts is a $7.50 monthly ceiling on AI cost, its fair-use limit: typical use stays under it, and huge messages or deep research get there first. Every limit, explained.
Each plan on its own, and more pairs
Gemini free or Google AI Pro: more questions
How much more can Google AI Pro read than free Gemini?
Google's help center lists 32k tokens without a plan and 1 million on AI Pro and Ultra, so AI Pro reads far longer files; AI Plus sits between at 128k, for $4.99 a month.
Can students get Google AI Pro free?
Eligible US college students get AI Pro free for 12 months if they redeem by December 31, 2026; in India, eligible students get AI Plus free for a year.
Gemini free or Google AI Pro? Ask Gemini 4 Argon and Claude Fable 5.1 first
Both are on llmwise Pro ($20): up to 62 a month on Gemini 4 Argon, up to 31 a month on Claude Fable 5.1. Ask one, then switch; the second answers with the whole chat in view.