Gemini usage limits

Every fact below links to Google's own pages. Last verified against them on 3 November 2026.

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Since May 2026, Google no longer gives personal Gemini plans a fixed number of prompts a day. Limits are now based on how much computing your requests use, refresh every five hours and have a weekly cap. Work and school accounts still have published numbers. Here's what Google's own pages say.

How Gemini limits work

Limits depend on how much computing your requests use: how complex the prompt is, which model and features you use, and how long the chat is. source
Your limit refreshes every five hours, until you reach your weekly limit. source
Google replaced the old daily prompt limits with this model in May 2026. source
Video generation uses the most; a simple chat uses very little. source
Google can change limits without notice, for example when capacity is tight. source

Limits by plan

No plan (free)

£0 source

Standard limits, with a 32K-token context window. source
Features that need more computing, such as Deep Research, may be unavailable at busy times. source

Google AI Plus

£4.49 a month (with 400 GB storage). Google One also lists a 2 TB AI Plus plan at £7.99 a month. source

Twice the standard limits, with a 128K-token context window. source
Available in the United Kingdom. source

Google AI Pro

£18.99 a month source

Four times the standard limits, with a 1-million-token context window. source

Google AI Ultra

£79.99 a month (5× AI Pro limits) or £189.99 a month (20× AI Pro limits) source

Five or twenty times AI Pro's limits, depending on the subscription. source

Work and school accounts (Google Workspace)

Google does publish numbers for Gemini with a work or school account. These are daily caps, so they work differently from the personal plans above.

Business Standard and Plus: up to 25 Pro prompts per 4 hours. source
Business Standard and Plus: up to 300 Thinking prompts a day. source
Deep Research: 5 reports a month on Business Starter, 20 a day on Business Standard and Plus. source
Images: up to 20 a day on Business Starter, up to 100 a day on Business Standard and Plus. source
Daily limits reset at midnight Pacific time; monthly limits on the 1st of the month. source

What happens when you hit a limit

Gemini tells you when your limit will refresh. source
You can upgrade to a plan with higher limits, or wait for the refresh. source
Subscribers who hit their limit can carry on with the Flash-Lite model. source
To see where you stand, open Settings, then Usage limits, at gemini.google.com. source

When does my limit reset?

An estimate based on the provider's published rules, shown in your own time zone. Your app shows the exact time when you reach a limit. Nothing you enter is sent or saved.

The weekly limit's reset day and time aren't published. Gemini shows yours in Settings > Usage limits. source

What Google's pages don't say

Where the official information is missing or vague, we say so rather than guess.

How many prompts the “standard” limit allows, or how big the weekly limit is. source
Per-feature numbers (Deep Research, images, video, Audio Overviews) for personal plans. source
Whether the five-hour window starts at your first prompt or rolls continuously. source
Whether AI credits can extend Gemini app limits: the subscriptions page says they can, but Google's May 2026 announcement says this is “coming soon”. source
Two Google pages list different AI Plus prices (£4.49 and £7.99 a month); they appear to be different storage bundles. source

Limits and prices change often, so check Google's pages before you buy. Gemini is a product of Google; IsAIDownNow is independent and not affiliated with Google.