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At I\/O 2026 last week, the Gemini app switched to compute-based usage limits<\/a>. In response<\/a> to \u201cfeedback about hitting limits too quickly,\u201d Google today announced some changes.<\/p>\n The new \u201ccompute-used\u201d approach (5-hour refresh until weekly limit is met) to usage is meant to take into account the complexity of prompts, what tools are used, and chat length. Google last week noted how \u201ca simple text prompt uses far less compute than a complex video or coding prompt.\u201d In the future, Google will let Gemini app users buy pay-as-you-go top-up AI credits.<\/p>\n When using Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini lead Josh Woodward today shared<\/a> that Google is \u201ccapping the amount of quota a single prompt can use so you get more out of the Pro model.\u201d This is in response to complex prompts with large files quickly depleting limits.<\/p>\n Google clarified that errors don\u2019t count against the limits: \u201cIf a request fails, you won\u2019t be charged. Our system mistakes are on us, not you. Your quota is used only for successful completions.\u201d<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n Heavy tasks like Deep Research \u201crequire more compute,\u201d so Google is going to provide \u201cmore detailed usage breakdowns and notifications to help you maximize your limits.\u201d As is, the gemini.google.com\/usage<\/a> dashboard only provides a high-level overview.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, 3.1 Flash-Lite prompts are now \u201cfree and won\u2019t count against your quota.\u201d Google also notes how:<\/p>\n When you select a specific model, we remember that choice across all future sessions. It will only change if you manually adjust it or hit a cap that triggers an automatic fallback to a lighter model.<\/p>\n Finally, Google has addressed a bug where \u201cjust one or two Omni videos\u201d would drain quotas for \u201ccertain people.\u201d Google AI Ultra users now have doubled the number of Omni generations.<\/p>\n We fixed this and will continue to look for opportunities to increase the amount of Omni you get.<\/p>\n
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