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Google recently made some major changes to its One AI plans. While some were more explicit, like a new, cheaper Ultra tier, others came to the surface only after some users ran into issues. As it turned out, after the Google I/O announcement and the introduction of the visible usage limit tracker, Google AI Pro plan users were affected by increasingly capped limits that would run out with even basic use in many cases.
While Google didn’t deny tightening the usage limits further, it did assure the users most affected by this new limit. So, I decided to test it out for myself and see what crushes Gemini’s usage limit the most and what you can do to circumvent it.
What do you use Gemini for the most? 23 votes Chat and writing 26 % Coding 13 % Research and file analysis 43 % Image generation 13 % Video generation 4 %
What went into the testing
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The world of AI assistants is quite dynamic, which is particularly true for something like Gemini, which looks to get an update every single week. Just so you know, Google now displays your usage limits in the hamburger menu, available both on mobile and the web. There you will find your quota presented in a percentage bar that resets every five hours, as it keeps adding to your weekly limit.
I made sure to account for all such changes introduced in the recent weeks, including the new Gemini 3.5 Flash model. To get a clear picture, I used both the latest Flash and Pro models to see which one hits the limit the fastest. Secondly, I tested Gemini with a variety of usage types, from file analysis to code and video generation — and the findings were the opposite of what I had predicted.
What barely dented the limit
I assumed that media generation would be the biggest culprit, but I was quickly proved wrong when I tried to generate a bunch of images. At first, I thought it was an anomaly, but after multiple trials, I was sure that Gemini’s usage limit (when I mention usage limit, I mean the five-hourly one) was going up by just 1% with each image generation. Even the most complex image I could ask it to create upped the number by just 2% across both Flash and Pro models. That’s negligible if you want to subscribe to the AI Pro plan to generate images for your work, especially considering the limit resets every few hours.
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