Google Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental Now Free for All Users

Google has expanded access to its Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental AI model, making it freely available to all users through the Gemini app and Google AI Studio. Previously restricted to Gemini Advanced subscribers, the experimental model now allows non-paying users to experience its advanced reasoning and coding capabilities, albeit with stricter usage limits

Key Features of Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental

• Enhanced Reasoning: Dubbed a “thinking model,” it systematically breaks down complex problems before generating responses, improving accuracy in coding, math, and science tasks

• Benchmark Leadership: Tops the LMArena leaderboard for human-preferred responses and outperforms competitors like OpenAI’s o3-mini and Claude 3.7 in coding and reasoning benchmarks

• Multimodal Support: Processes text, images, audio, and video inputs, with a 1 million-token context window (expanding to 2 million soon)

• Tool Use: Executes code, generates structured outputs (e.g., JSON), and integrates with external APIs for multi-step tasks

Access and Availability

• Free Tier: Available via the Gemini app and Google AI Studio, with limited usage for non-subscribers.

• Gemini Advanced: Subscribers gain higher rate limits and priority access.

• Vertex AI Integration: Coming soon for enterprise-scale deployments.

Performance Highlights

Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental demonstrates state-of-the-art results across benchmarks:

Google CEO Sundar Pichai emphasized the model’s potential, calling it the “start of a new era of thinking models”. While free users can experiment with its capabilities, pricing details for higher-tier access will be announced in coming weeks.