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title: "Gemini ending free use of Flash and Pro models"
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published_at: "2026-10-03T09:13:19.000Z"
category: "Models"
topics: ["google","llm","gemini","llm-pricing","subscription","flash","infra","open-source"]
source_urls: ["https://www.reddit.com/r/GeminiAI/comments/1wwalmc/wtf_google_getting_rid_of_free_gemini_flash_and/","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49942592","https://x.com/GeminiUpda0kkb/status/2106324275829281101","https://x.com/mark_k/status/2106464316182479324","https://huggingnews.com/ai/google-removes-gemini-pro-from-free-and-plus-plans-on-oct-9-3767b7fa","https://marketbrief.now/ai/google-removes-gemini-pro-from-free-and-plus-plans-on-oct-9-3767b7fa","https://vnexpress.net/google-dung-chuong-trinh-trao-thuong-tim-loi-ma-nguon-mo-vi-rac-ai-5128078.html","https://the-decoder.com/googles-new-gemini-tiers-cut-free-users-to-its-weakest-model-and-lock-5-month-subscribers-out-of-pro/"]
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# Gemini ending free use of Flash and Pro models

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/c6e7b373?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-10-03T09:13:19.000Z
**Category:** Models
**Topics:** google, llm, gemini, llm\-pricing, subscription, flash, infra, open\-source

## Summary

No summary is available\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.reddit.com/r/GeminiAI/comments/1wwalmc/wtf_google_getting_rid_of_free_gemini_flash_and/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49942592>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/GeminiUpda0kkb/status/2106324275829281101>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/mark_k/status/2106464316182479324>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/google-removes-gemini-pro-from-free-and-plus-plans-on-oct-9-3767b7fa>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/google-removes-gemini-pro-from-free-and-plus-plans-on-oct-9-3767b7fa>)
- [Story source](<https://vnexpress.net/google-dung-chuong-trinh-trao-thuong-tim-loi-ma-nguon-mo-vi-rac-ai-5128078.html>)
- [Story source](<https://the-decoder.com/googles-new-gemini-tiers-cut-free-users-to-its-weakest-model-and-lock-5-month-subscribers-out-of-pro/>)