Google's Latest $27/Month AI Chatbot Is Now Free in Canada ...
Google launched its latest AI model Gemini 2.5 Pro last week, originally made available to paid users, but now it’s going free for all (for now anyways). The announcement was made over the weekend, Google saying it’s moving fast to get the upgraded model into more hands. The experimental version of Gemini 2.5 Pro can be accessed at gemini.google.com, with the regular subscription price set at $26.99/month in Canada. But now you can select “2.5 Pro (experimental)” in the Gemini drop-down menu to give the latest model a try for free.
Usage Limits and Features
There are some caveats of course. Free users can try the model but will face some usage limits, including lower message caps and shorter memory for conversations. Paid subscribers get a longer context window and no rate limits. If you’re a casual user, you likely won’t hit the rate limits so you might be reconsidering paying the $27/month price in Canada (besides getting extra storage).
Enhancements in Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 takes what people liked about earlier Gemini models and makes it even better. It’s still built to understand multiple types of input—like text, images, audio, video, and code—all at once. The new 2.5 Pro version is available with support for up to 1 million tokens in a single session, with plans to expand to 2 million soon. It has stronger performance, making it easier to work through complex tasks using large amounts of information from different sources.
Google’s AI team described the release as a high-priority push, saying their systems are running full speed to support the rollout.
Expanding Access to AI Models
It’s not surprising to see Google let more users try out Gemini 2.5 Pro. xAI has made its latest Grok 3 free for all recently, while OpenAI’s free version for all lets you use ChatGPT with GPT-4-turbo.
Let us know what you think of Gemini 2.5 Pro in the comments so far.
