Google’s Gemini AI plans explained: What Free, Pro, and Ultra actually get you

Google Gemini

Google’s Gemini AI app now spans three tiers: Free, AI Pro, and AI Ultra — each with very different access levels to features and models. If you’re trying to figure out which plan is right for you, here’s a breakdown based on the latest features Google has introduced with Gemini AI.

Free Tier (No Google AI Plan)

•Model Access: Limited access to Gemini 2.5 Pro (Preview) and 2.5 Flash

•Deep Research: Minimal access, only using Gemini 2.0 Flash

•Video Generation: Not available

•Image Generation: General access

•Audio Overviews: Limited

•Context Window: 32K tokens

•Early Access to Features: None

Google AI Pro

•Model Access: Expanded access to both Gemini 2.5 Pro and 2.5 Flash

•Deep Research: Available using the latest models

•Video Generation: Limited access with Veo2 (Google’s AI video model)

•Image Generation: Same as free tier

•Audio Overviews: Expanded

•Context Window: 1 million tokens

•Early Feature Access: Some priority access

Google AI Ultra

•Model Access: Highest level of access to Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash

•Deep Research: Full capabilities using both latest models

•Video Generation: Limited access via Veo3 (newer than in Pro)

•Image Generation: Still general access

•Audio Overviews: Highest access

•Context Window: 1 million tokens

•Early Feature Access: Priority to more new features

If you just want basic features, the free version gives you a taste. For serious AI work or content creation, AI Pro gives you broader access without breaking the bank. If you’re all-in on AI tools — especially with video, audio, and long-context tasks — AI Ultra unlocks everything.

Keep in mind, video generation only works with a personal Google Account — not Workspace or business ones.