Google triples Gemini limits for Antigravity after user backlash

Google has tripled Gemini usage limits for Antigravity after users pushed back on tighter caps, a quick reversal that shows the company recalibrating how much AI use it is willing to subsidize to keep developers engaged.

The change comes after Google switched Gemini to compute-based limits around I/O 2026, replacing simple request counts with a system that weighs prompt length, features used and overall complexity. That shift mattered because Antigravity users were already running into sharper constraints, and Google has now raised those limits twice in rapid succession.

Antigravity sits at the center of Google’s developer pitch. Google describes it as an agent-first development platform where AI agents can plan, execute and verify work across the editor, terminal and browser. Before the latest adjustment, Google said Pro and Ultra subscribers got priority access with quotas that refreshed every five hours, while free users were moved to a larger weekly limit. The platform also kept access to Gemini 3 Pro, unlimited tab code completions, Agent Manager and browser integration.

The biggest beneficiaries are paying customers, especially Google AI Ultra subscribers. Google said Ultra users now get a 5X higher usage limit in the Gemini app and Google Antigravity than the Pro plan’s Gemini 3.5 Flash integration. To make the higher caps easier to justify, Google offered new and existing Ultra subscribers $100 in bonus Antigravity credits if they hit their quota, a promotion that expires May 25, 2026.

The pricing changes go beyond Antigravity. Google’s I/O 2026 subscription update introduced a new $100 monthly AI Ultra plan and cut the existing higher-end Ultra option from $250 to $200. Google is also bundling YouTube Premium or YouTube Premium Lite benefits into paid plans, while marketing the pricier Ultra tier at 20X the usage limits of AI Pro. Google has positioned the revamped plans for developers, technical leads, knowledge workers and advanced creators, a sign that it sees heavy users as the most valuable audience in the next phase of consumer AI.

The broader signal is clear: Google is no longer treating AI access as a flat chatbot perk. It is moving toward metered compute, higher-priced tiers and targeted bonuses, a strategy that suggests confidence in Gemini demand and a willingness to use pricing, limits and credits to hold onto power users in a more competitive market.