Overview
- Google confirmed that Gemini Notebook will replace fixed daily generation counts with compute-specific usage limits that account for prompt complexity, chat length, number of sources, and features used.
- Limits will refresh more frequently in five-hour windows rather than once a day and Google says there will also be a weekly usage cap to replace the current monthly maximum.
- The Notebook interface will warn users below the chat when they are near or have reached their limit and Studio generations will show a visual indicator of expected AI usage cost.
- A 'Generate later' option will let users defer resource-intensive outputs such as Video Overviews and Slide Decks so Google can create them automatically once limits reset, with the feature arriving on the web first.
- Google AI subscription tiers determine relative compute capacity, with free accounts at a standard level and paid tiers offering stepped multipliers up to the highest Ultra level to give heavier users more throughput.