Google appears to have an ‘AI Ultra Lite’ subscription tier in the works

Source: Android Authority

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TL;DR

• Google is quietly developing AI Ultra Lite as a new subscription option for Gemini.
• The price for AI Ultra Lite, codenamed “Neon”, may fall somewhere between the $20 and $250 range offered by AI Pro and AI Ultra.
• Google is also working on adding a new AI usage‑limit dashboard.

A new tier between AI Pro and AI Ultra

Google’s current subscription AI offerings have a sizable gap between the AI Pro ($20/month) and AI Ultra ($250/month) plans. Evidence suggests a new intermediate option—AI Ultra Lite—is in development.

The name appears in a string of text within the macOS version of the Gemini app, along with its apparent codename, “Neon.”

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If priced between the existing tiers, AI Ultra Lite could provide everything AI Pro offers plus many features of the original AI Ultra, possibly with slightly lower usage limits. For example, it might include access to the Deep Think reasoning mode but omit Project Genie.

Upcoming usage‑limit dashboard

In addition to the new subscription tier, 9to5Google uncovered text strings that hint at a dedicated page for tracking explicit AI usage limits in Gemini:

GXU_FIVE_HOURLY
GXU_WEEKLY
OVERAGE_CREDITS

These strings suggest a dashboard that will display separate five‑hour and weekly usage limits, as well as any overage credits that exceed the subscription plan—similar to mechanisms used by peers like Anthropic.

What’s next?

Details about AI Ultra Lite remain sparse, but we may learn more—including whether the “Ultra Lite” name sticks—at Google I/O 2026, scheduled for a little under two weeks from now.