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Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) opens to free users
Free Gemini users can try 2.5 Pro (experimental), Google's most intelligent model, four days after Advanced subscribers
What changed
- Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental)
- Was Before: “Priority access with Gemini Advanced”
- After: “all Gemini users” can try it “with rate limits”; Advanced keeps “expanded access”
What this means for you
Free users got limited use of Google's most capable model at the time, which had launched for paying Gemini Advanced subscribers only.
Evidence
Gemini's release notes (March 25, 2025): 'Priority access with Gemini Advanced: Try our latest 2.5 Pro (experimental) model'. On March 29, 2025: 'Today we’re expanding access to our most intelligent AI model, 2.5 Pro (experimental), to all Gemini users.' 'Gemini users will be able to try 2.5 Pro (experimental) with rate limits, and Gemini Advanced users will continue to have expanded access and a significantly larger context window.'