# Google reshuffles Gemini access: free accounts drop to Flash-Lite, $4.99 AI Plus loses Pro

Up to this point, anyone with a free Google account could use Gemini 3.6 Flash and get a varying amount of access to 3.1 Pro. Beginning in October 2026, that same account will get Flash-Lite, and that is all.Google is narrowing which Gemini models are available to personal account holders, and the c

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| Published | 4 October 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/google-reshuffles-gemini-access-free-accounts-drop-to-flash-lite-4-99-ai-plus-loses-pro/