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Free Gemini users to be limited to 3.5 Flash-Lite from October 9

Techmeme, citing 9to5Google, says Plus subscribers will be limited to 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.6 Flash.

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Techmeme, citing 9to5Google, says Google will limit free Gemini users to 3.5 Flash-Lite from October 9, while Plus subscribers will be limited to 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.6 Flash. A separate post citing The Decoder says the $4.99 AI Plus plan will lose access to Pro, which will require a plan costing at least $19.99 per month.

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Positive51.5%48.5%Negative

Summary

Positive replies welcomed Gemini's tiered access and Deep Think for Pro plans as sustainable progress, while negative replies criticized free-user limits to Flash-Lite and questioned paid-plan value.

Based on 84 sentiment-bearing replies from 81 accounts across 6 conversations.

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Positive51.5%48.5%Negative

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Positive replies welcomed Gemini's tiered access and Deep Think for Pro plans as sustainable progress, while negative replies criticized free-user limits to Flash-Lite and questioned paid-plan value.

Based on 84 sentiment-bearing replies from 81 accounts across 6 conversations.

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Techmeme@TechmemeGoogle says free Gemini users will be limited to the 3.5 Flash-Lite model from October 9, while Plus subscribers will be limited to 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.6 Flash (@technacity / 9to5Google) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)6d
Titis Tech Guide@titistechguideMulai 9 Oktober, user Gemini yang nggak langganan Google AI cuma bisa pakai Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. Gemini 3.6 Flash dan 3.1 Pro nggak bisa diakses lagi di paket gratis.6d
Aakash Gupta@aakashguptaGoogle made Gemini 78% cheaper to run in a single year. It still can't afford its free users. Starting Oct 9, free accounts get Flash-Lite only. The $4.99 AI Plus tier loses the Pro model entirely. Access to Google's best model now starts at $19.99 a month. Google has the cheapest inference in the industry. They design their own chips and run their own data centers, which means they skip the Nvidia margin every other lab pays. If anyone could keep intelligence free, it's them. The problem is demand ate the entire efficiency gain and kept going. The Gemini app is at 950 million monthly users. Daily actives tripled in a year. API traffic went from 10 billion tokens a minute to 22 billion in about six months. Alphabet raised this year's infrastructure budget to as much as $205 billion and free cash flow still went negative last quarter. So every free user running Flash was burning compute Google needs for training Gemini 4 and serving customers who pay. Rationing the giveaway tier was the cheapest capacity they could buy. And if the lowest-cost producer in AI is load-shedding free users, every free tier at a lab paying full price for Nvidia chips is running on investor money and a timer.6d
Gemini Updates ( fan )@GeminiUpda0kkb🚨 Deep Think will be available for Pro plans According to Google Deep Think will be available for AI Pro users too Deep Think is Gemini’s specialized reasoning mode uses parallel reasoning to generate and evaluate multiple solution paths before delivering a more thorough answer Built for hard math, coding, science, and engineering tasks Big upgrade for Pro users6d
Zane@zane_os20美元的意义： 在 OpenAI 你可以花20美元体验到GPT 6 Astra 在 Anthropic 你可以花20美元享受到opus 5.5 （不被封号的前提下） 在 Google 你可以花20美元被 Gemini 3.8 Flash 滋润 含金量最高的20美元在哪一家呢😋6d
Hermes @ Goke@HermesAtGokeGoogle moves free Gemini users to Flash-Lite in October and puts Pro behind $19.99. Free inference was a loss leader, and the losses grew faster than the habit. Few will notice: most people never chose a model.6d
Vanessa@VanessaDurantaGemini gratuit se réduit : dès le 9 octobre, sans abonnement, Google ne laisse plus que Flash-Lite. Même l’offre AI Plus à 4,99 $ perd Pro, réservé dès 19,99 $ par mois, selon The Decoder. De quoi préparer Gemini 4 Argon ? #Gemini #Google #IA6d
たろ｜AIで第二の収入源を@taro_monetizeGeminiの無料版、10月9日から使えるモデルが「Flash-Lite」だけになります。 ITmedia NEWSによると、Googleが個人向けGeminiのモデルを契約プランごとに分けると告知しました。 ・無料：Flash-Liteのみ ・Google AI Plus：Flash-Lite、Flash ・Google AI Pro／Ultra：Pro まで全部（Deep Thinkも） 無料版が使えなくなるわけではありません。ただ、これまで無料でFlashを使っていた人は、10月9日から答えの質が変わったと感じるかもしれません。 今週はGPT-6.1 SolやClaude Sonnet 5.5のように「高性能なモデルが安くなる」動きが続きましたが、その裏で無料枠は締まり始めています。 AIは「無料で全部」から、「月数百円〜数千円で、作業に合うモデルを選ぶ」時代に入ったと僕は見ています。 今日できることは1つ。自分がGeminiを何に使っているかを書き出して、Flash-Liteで足りる作業か確かめておくことです。 要約やメールの下書きなら十分なことも多いはず。資料づくりや長い文章の読み込みが多いなら、AI Plusを検討する価値があります。6d
Precyblazer@PrecyartGAI news you should know from October 2–5 🧵 A few stories stood out, from Google changing Gemini access to Apple tightening Mac permissions for AI agents. Here’s what happened: 1. Google is changing who gets access to Gemini’s models Starting October 9, Google is changing model access across its Gemini plans. If you're using Gemini without a Google AI subscription, you'll be limited to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. If you're subscribed to Google AI Plus, you'll still have access to Flash-Lite and Flash, but Pro access is being removed. AI Pro and AI Ultra users keep access to Pro. So the new hierarchy is essentially: Free → Flash-Lite AI Plus → Flash-Lite + Flash AI Pro/Ultra → Flash-Lite + Flash + Pro 2. Google paused its open-source bug bounty Google has temporarily paused its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program after seeing a significant rise in automated submissions. The problem being that most of those reports were invalid, creating more work for the security teams reviewing them. The pause took effect October 1 and Google says it plans to provide an update in Q1 2027. 3. Apple is changing how Macs handle AI agent access Apple announced new controls for Full Disk Access, a macOS permission that can give an app access to files, mail, messages and even browsing history. Apple says some developers are using this permission in ways that could expose users’ data without them fully understanding what they are granting. And Apple specifically pointed to increasingly capable and autonomous AI agents as a reason the risks are growing. 4. Stability AI is going deeper into music Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI with a stronger focus on music. The company has been working with major music companies and has released new audio models and music editing tools. Stability AI also raised $76 million, with Sony Music, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group among the investors involved. 5. Pope Leo XIV on AI and art Pope Leo XIV also weighed in on AI generated art this week, arguing that no matter how impressive AI becomes, there’s still something uniquely human about the intention and experience behind creating art. 6. Sam Altman says some AI risks are worth accepting Sam Altman argued this week that society should accept some risks from AI because of the benefits the technology can provide. His argument is essentially that trying to eliminate every possible scam, hack or misuse could come at the cost of keeping AI broadly accessible. That's it for now. I will keep updating you guys on the latest models and the development on LLMs generally.5d
ゾロン@zolonet無料終わった…【記事】Googleの「Gemini」個人向けでモデルの利用制限を導入、一般ユーザーは「Flash-Lite」のみ - ケータイ Watch https://k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2145604.html5d
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    Techmeme@TechmemeGoogle says free Gemini users will be limited to the 3.5 Flash-Lite model from October 9, while Plus subscribers will be limited to 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.6 Flash (@technacity / 9to5Google) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)6d
    Titis Tech Guide@titistechguideMulai 9 Oktober, user Gemini yang nggak langganan Google AI cuma bisa pakai Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. Gemini 3.6 Flash dan 3.1 Pro nggak bisa diakses lagi di paket gratis.6d
    Aakash Gupta@aakashguptaGoogle made Gemini 78% cheaper to run in a single year. It still can't afford its free users. Starting Oct 9, free accounts get Flash-Lite only. The $4.99 AI Plus tier loses the Pro model entirely. Access to Google's best model now starts at $19.99 a month. Google has the cheapest inference in the industry. They design their own chips and run their own data centers, which means they skip the Nvidia margin every other lab pays. If anyone could keep intelligence free, it's them. The problem is demand ate the entire efficiency gain and kept going. The Gemini app is at 950 million monthly users. Daily actives tripled in a year. API traffic went from 10 billion tokens a minute to 22 billion in about six months. Alphabet raised this year's infrastructure budget to as much as $205 billion and free cash flow still went negative last quarter. So every free user running Flash was burning compute Google needs for training Gemini 4 and serving customers who pay. Rationing the giveaway tier was the cheapest capacity they could buy. And if the lowest-cost producer in AI is load-shedding free users, every free tier at a lab paying full price for Nvidia chips is running on investor money and a timer.6d
    Gemini Updates ( fan )@GeminiUpda0kkb🚨 Deep Think will be available for Pro plans According to Google Deep Think will be available for AI Pro users too Deep Think is Gemini’s specialized reasoning mode uses parallel reasoning to generate and evaluate multiple solution paths before delivering a more thorough answer Built for hard math, coding, science, and engineering tasks Big upgrade for Pro users6d
    Zane@zane_os20美元的意义： 在 OpenAI 你可以花20美元体验到GPT 6 Astra 在 Anthropic 你可以花20美元享受到opus 5.5 （不被封号的前提下） 在 Google 你可以花20美元被 Gemini 3.8 Flash 滋润 含金量最高的20美元在哪一家呢😋6d
    Hermes @ Goke@HermesAtGokeGoogle moves free Gemini users to Flash-Lite in October and puts Pro behind $19.99. Free inference was a loss leader, and the losses grew faster than the habit. Few will notice: most people never chose a model.6d
    Vanessa@VanessaDurantaGemini gratuit se réduit : dès le 9 octobre, sans abonnement, Google ne laisse plus que Flash-Lite. Même l’offre AI Plus à 4,99 $ perd Pro, réservé dès 19,99 $ par mois, selon The Decoder. De quoi préparer Gemini 4 Argon ? #Gemini #Google #IA6d
    たろ｜AIで第二の収入源を@taro_monetizeGeminiの無料版、10月9日から使えるモデルが「Flash-Lite」だけになります。 ITmedia NEWSによると、Googleが個人向けGeminiのモデルを契約プランごとに分けると告知しました。 ・無料：Flash-Liteのみ ・Google AI Plus：Flash-Lite、Flash ・Google AI Pro／Ultra：Pro まで全部（Deep Thinkも） 無料版が使えなくなるわけではありません。ただ、これまで無料でFlashを使っていた人は、10月9日から答えの質が変わったと感じるかもしれません。 今週はGPT-6.1 SolやClaude Sonnet 5.5のように「高性能なモデルが安くなる」動きが続きましたが、その裏で無料枠は締まり始めています。 AIは「無料で全部」から、「月数百円〜数千円で、作業に合うモデルを選ぶ」時代に入ったと僕は見ています。 今日できることは1つ。自分がGeminiを何に使っているかを書き出して、Flash-Liteで足りる作業か確かめておくことです。 要約やメールの下書きなら十分なことも多いはず。資料づくりや長い文章の読み込みが多いなら、AI Plusを検討する価値があります。6d
    Precyblazer@PrecyartGAI news you should know from October 2–5 🧵 A few stories stood out, from Google changing Gemini access to Apple tightening Mac permissions for AI agents. Here’s what happened: 1. Google is changing who gets access to Gemini’s models Starting October 9, Google is changing model access across its Gemini plans. If you're using Gemini without a Google AI subscription, you'll be limited to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. If you're subscribed to Google AI Plus, you'll still have access to Flash-Lite and Flash, but Pro access is being removed. AI Pro and AI Ultra users keep access to Pro. So the new hierarchy is essentially: Free → Flash-Lite AI Plus → Flash-Lite + Flash AI Pro/Ultra → Flash-Lite + Flash + Pro 2. Google paused its open-source bug bounty Google has temporarily paused its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program after seeing a significant rise in automated submissions. The problem being that most of those reports were invalid, creating more work for the security teams reviewing them. The pause took effect October 1 and Google says it plans to provide an update in Q1 2027. 3. Apple is changing how Macs handle AI agent access Apple announced new controls for Full Disk Access, a macOS permission that can give an app access to files, mail, messages and even browsing history. Apple says some developers are using this permission in ways that could expose users’ data without them fully understanding what they are granting. And Apple specifically pointed to increasingly capable and autonomous AI agents as a reason the risks are growing. 4. Stability AI is going deeper into music Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI with a stronger focus on music. The company has been working with major music companies and has released new audio models and music editing tools. Stability AI also raised $76 million, with Sony Music, Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group among the investors involved. 5. Pope Leo XIV on AI and art Pope Leo XIV also weighed in on AI generated art this week, arguing that no matter how impressive AI becomes, there’s still something uniquely human about the intention and experience behind creating art. 6. Sam Altman says some AI risks are worth accepting Sam Altman argued this week that society should accept some risks from AI because of the benefits the technology can provide. His argument is essentially that trying to eliminate every possible scam, hack or misuse could come at the cost of keeping AI broadly accessible. That's it for now. I will keep updating you guys on the latest models and the development on LLMs generally.5d
    ゾロン@zolonet無料終わった…【記事】Googleの「Gemini」個人向けでモデルの利用制限を導入、一般ユーザーは「Flash-Lite」のみ - ケータイ Watch https://k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2145604.html5d
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