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Google Gemini 2.5 Guide — Updated

Google Gemini, AI Models

This guide has been updated to cover the current Gemini 3.x model family. Please see the new guide at the link below.

Jun 27, 2026·1 min read·Yash Thakker

This guide has been updated. The Gemini 2.5 model family has been superseded by the Gemini 3.x generation, including Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini Omni, and Deep Think.

Please read the updated guide: Google Gemini 3.5 Complete Guide 2026

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Oct 4, 2026

Google Cuts Gemini Models for Free and AI Plus Users on October 9

Google is pulling model access from its lowest Gemini tiers. Starting October 9, 2026, free users keep only Flash-Lite, and AI Plus subscribers lose Gemini Pro while keeping Flash. AI Pro and AI Ultra are unchanged. Here is the plan-by-plan breakdown and how to adapt.

Oct 3, 2026

Ling-3.1-flash: Ant Group's 560B Open-Weights Model Is Free on OpenCode

AntLingAGI's Ling-3.1-flash is a 560B-parameter mixture-of-experts model with 25B active parameters, and it is free to use on OpenCode. It ranks second among open-weights assistants on Design Arena's Mobile App Arena. The headline numbers are worth knowing, and so are the gaps.

Oct 1, 2026

Gemini app Skills replace Gems: slash commands in chat

On September 30, 2026 Google said Gemini chat Skills will replace Gems. Here is who can use them today on a free personal account, what Workspace still has to wait for, what happens to your Gems, and why this is not the same as Claude or Cursor agent skills.

Google Gemini 2.5 Guide — Updated

Google Gemini 2.5 Guide — Updated

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