Google Is Cutting Free Gemini After Gemini 4 Argon 😳

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Shared October 6, 2026

Still using Gemini for free? Starting October 9, free users are limited to just one model: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.1 Pro are moving behind a paywall, just one week after Google launched Gemini 4 Argon, its most powerful model yet. πŸ’° What each plan gets after Oct 9: β€’ Free: 3.5 Flash-Lite only β€’ AI Plus ($4.99/mo): Flash, but loses Pro β€’ AI Pro ($19.99/mo): every model + Deep Think Google's official reason? Compute costs. Coincidence with Argon? You decide πŸ‘‡ Will you pay, or switch to ChatGPT or Claude? Tell me in the comments! πŸ”” Subscribe for daily AI news in under 60 seconds. Sources: Google One AI plans page, TechCrunch, CNBC, MakeUseOf #Gemini #GoogleAI #AI