--- title: Google AI Plus and free users are losing access to... description: Google is restricting access to its Gemini models based on subscription tier. Starting October 9, free users lose access to the Flash model and will only have... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-ai-plus-and-free-users-are-losing-access-to-gemini-models-and-it-s-happening-very-soon-au7ucg6ir twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google AI Plus and free users are losing access to Gemini models, and it's happening very soon | daily.dev og:description: Google is restricting access to its Gemini models based on subscription tier. Starting October 9, free users lose access to the Flash model and will only have... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-ai-plus-and-free-users-are-losing-access-to-gemini-models-and-it-s-happening-very-soon-au7ucg6ir og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aU7uCG6Ir.png og:image:alt: Google AI Plus and free users are losing access to Gemini models, and it's happening very soon og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google AI Plus and free users are losing access to Gemini models, and it's happening very soon **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Google is restricting access to its Gemini models based on subscription tier. Starting October 9, free users lose access to the Flash model and will only have Flash-Lite. Google AI Plus subscribers will lose access to the Pro model entirely (keeping Flash and Flash-Lite), with Google sending emails detailing the exact cutoff date. AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers see no changes and retain full access to Flash-Lite, Flash, and Pro. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When do free Google Gemini users lose access to the Flash model? Free Gemini users lose access to the Flash model on October 9th, leaving them with only Flash-Lite. This change applies to users without any paid plan; Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers are not affected by this particular cutoff. _Developers relying on free-tier Gemini access can track model availability changes like this on daily.dev._ ### Does Google AI Plus still include the Gemini Pro model? No, Google AI Plus subscribers are losing access to the Gemini Pro model, though they retain Flash and Flash-Lite along with existing storage benefits. Google is notifying affected Plus users by email with the specific date their Pro access ends. Only AI Pro and AI Ultra tiers keep full access to Pro. _Anyone weighing Gemini subscription tiers against rivals can follow pricing and access changes on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@aviacoder89** · 2 upvotes > That's not good... > > Those ones who do not have a big budget need it too.. Why Google does reduce their opportunities?? > > In the other hand, there a lot of money Google is spending too. > > So? 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