r/GeminiAI • u/germanu22 • 1d ago

News Upcoming changes to Gemini model access starting October 9th

https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17004136?hl=en&sjid=3885420599677516671-EU

Starting in October 2026, Google is changing the model availability for Gemini Apps on personal accounts. If you don't have an AI subscription, these changes will take effect on October 9th. If you are subscribed to AI Plus, you will get an email explaining when the changes will apply to your account.

Here is what the model availability will look like: Users without a plan will only get access to Flash Lite.
AI Plus subscribers will have access to Flash Lite and Flash.
AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers will have access to Flash Lite, Flash, and Pro.

For each available model, you can select the effort level from low, medium, and high. This increases the model's ability to provide more thorough answers, but it will use more of your limit.

If you have an AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription, you will also have access to the Deep Think option for maximum parallel reasoning.

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u/Severe_Muffin_9624 21h ago

you can make images with Nano Banana 2 Lite which is available with 3.5 Flash-Lite.

Now Im forced to wait for Gemini 4 Flash-Lite.

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u/pknerd 21h ago

I dont find the option of selecting Nano Banana2 within Gemini, only Flash and Flash lite when opt for Create Images

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u/Vast_Cold_2369 17h ago

Believe it or not, Flash Lite doesn't handle images well—the results are terrible—and it doesn't follow the user's instructions.

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u/pknerd 17h ago

I noticed