Google AI Plus drops Pro model selection in Gemini and Search

Google is moving manual selection of Pro models in the Gemini app and Google Search’s AI Mode to AI Pro and higher subscriptions, according to a Google One email shared by AI Plus subscribers. The notice gives November 13 as the start date. Google’s model-access help page says Plus subscribers receive their effective dates by email.

Google’s Korean subscription page lists Gemini 4 Hydrogen for AI Plus at ₩7,500 a month. It lists Hydrogen, Pro models and Gemini 4 Argon under AI Pro. A Plus subscriber who has been choosing a Pro model for a difficult question or a coding task will need a higher tier to keep making that choice after the change reaches their account. Pro in the model menu identifies what generates the response. Google AI Pro is the subscription that includes access to that menu option.

Previous chats continue on a different model

Google outlined the changes for personal accounts in October and began applying them to users without an AI subscription on October 9. A Plus subscriber in Japan said their notice arrived on October 14 and named November 13 as their effective date. Gemini through a work or school account follows the organization’s Workspace license.

The subscriber notice says Flash-Lite and Flash remain available and that earlier Pro chats can continue using a different model. A subscriber can return to a document analysis they started with Pro and ask a follow-up in the same conversation. Once the change takes effect, the next reply will come from a model available to the Plus account.

The general Gemini model guide still lists Pro among the Plus choices for chat. Google’s separate help page about the change shows the post-transition selection and omits Pro from Plus. The current Korean and US subscription pages also put Pro models under AI Pro. The Google One email supplies the date for the accounts that received it.

The same subscription change reaches Search

The notice also covers the model picker inside AI Mode in Google Search. Google’s Search help page says AI Pro and Ultra subscribers aged 18 and older can select Gemini 4 Argon in supported countries, including South Korea, using a personal account. Search applies a daily limit to that option. The Gemini app and Search each document their own model choices and limits.

Google separately announced a worldwide rollout of Gemini 4 Hydrogen in Search on November 12. In the Gemini app, free users get Hydrogen when automatic selection deems it suitable for a prompt. The Plus subscription page lists Hydrogen as a benefit. The November 13 notice addresses access to a different set of models, the Pro options that Plus users could previously pick themselves.

What the Plus price covers

The 400 GB listed on the Korean subscription page is shared across Gmail, Drive and Photos. Google One’s help page also lists a 2 TB Plus option. The US subscription page shows Plus at $4.99 a month and AI Pro at $19.99, a $15 difference at the displayed rates. The US AI Pro listing includes 5 TB.

The Korean plan page lists Gemini app limits at twice the free allowance for Plus and four times for Pro. Google calculates usage based on the complexity of the request, the model and features used, and the length of the conversation. A short exchange and a long file analysis can consume different amounts. The allowance refreshes every five hours until the account reaches its weekly ceiling.

The email says subscribers can manage or cancel their plans. An annual subscriber asked about partial refunds on the Google One community forum after receiving the notice. The published email specifies no general refund or credit for affected annual subscribers.