Gemini limits: how many requests on the free plan and Google AI Pro, and what to do when they run out

Symptoms

• A message that the strong model's limit is used up until tomorrow
• Deep Research refuses after a few runs
• File uploads are capped at a number per day

Causes and fixes

1. On the free plan the strong model and Deep Research have a small daily limit

What to do: Do small tasks on the fast model and keep the strong one for document analysis; Google AI Pro removes most limits

2. The file limit is counted per request and per day

What to do: Combine questions about one file into one request, and keep large sets on Drive and refer to them

3. In Workspace, limits depend on the company plan

What to do: Ask the admin to check the plan and quotas in the console

4. Image and video generation limits are counted separately

What to do: Check the remaining allowance in settings, and alternate with Canva or Ideogram for images

Common problems and fixes

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• Gemini in Google Sheets does not appear or cannot see the data: causes and fixes

About Gemini

Google's chat with access to Drive, Gmail and Sheets, deep research and a localized interface. Paid plans from $14/mo. Free plan available.

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