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Google shuts down Gemini Gems, shifts to 'skills' amid AI agent competitionShift reflects response to Meta's all-in-one AI agents
1 Sep 28 · 15d ago · 2 articles · 8 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
The shutdown follows the rise of competing all-in-one AI agents from Meta, including Muse and Instruct. Critics note that even as skills, the former Gems require entering a forward slash "/" to select—a less consumer-friendly interface than simple text-based chatbots.
“Gems will be automatically migrated to "skills" that can be used across different AI tasks.”
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first by Mastodon, 15d ago · also Android Central, Notebookcheck, Android Headlines, Android Authority, TechCrunch, 9to5Google +2
10 more headlines
- Gemini Gems are heading out: Google to replace them with ‘Skills’ in November Android Central · 15d ago
- Google Gemini starts turning your Gems into skills on November 17 Notebookcheck · 15d ago
- Google Gemini turns your Gems into skills on November 17 Notebookcheck · 15d ago
- Google Is Killing Gemini Gems, But There's a Replacement in Line Android Headlines · 15d ago
- Google is officially killing Gemini Gems Android Authority · 15d ago
- Google is killing off Gemini's Gems in favor of ‘skills’ TechCrunch · 15d ago
- Google says it will migrate Gems, which let users create custom versions of Gemini, to “skills”, starting Nov. 17; Google introduced skills with Gemini Spark 9to5Google · 15d ago
- Gemini Skills are expanding to free accounts as Google prepares to sunset Gems Android Authority · 14d ago
- Google Is Replacing Gemini Gems With Skills Nov 17 — What Changes Before the Switch TechRepublic · 13d ago
- Adios, Gems: Google’s new Gemini skills won’t be paywalled PCWorld · 13d ago
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first by Neowin, 15d ago · also PCMag, TechRadar, Advertising, Marketing, Media & Digital News, XDA Developers, XDA
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- Using Google Gemini for Free? You're Losing Some Models Later This Week PCMag · 10d ago
- Free and Plus Google AI users are losing access to some Gemini models TechRadar · 10d ago
- Google Gemini model access changes on October 9: What free and paid users need to know Advertising, Marketing, Media & Digital News · 10d ago
- Google AI Plus and free users are losing access to Gemini models, and it's happening very soon XDA Developers · 10d ago
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Discover the upcoming Google Gemini model limits starting October 2026. Free users will transition to Flash-Lite, while AI Plus loses Pro model access. # GoogleGemini # ArtificialIntelligence # FlashLite # TechNews # ModelLimits https:// dailytechnow.com/google-gemini -model-limits/
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Teachers who created Gems with Gemini: #google is phasing out Gems and replacing them with a new feature called Skills (migration is automatic) via #techcrunch techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/g... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai
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In the old versions of Alexa and Google Assistant (before LLMs), you could memorize a couple of voice commands that they'd reliably recognize to do a really basic task. If you need an oven timer but you've got meat juice on your hands, you yell, "Alexa, set a 30-minute timer!" If you want to turn your bedroom lights on without fumbling in the…
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🚨 Google Just RUGGED Gemini Users Gemini is putting more of its models behind the paywall Starting October 9: Pro + Ultra: Pro models Plus: Flash only Free: Flash-Lite only So if you built your workflow around Gemini Pro while on a lower-tier plan... that workflow might be getting a pretty pain...
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The enshittification of AI begins. Google had previously made its pro Gemini models available to users without a plan, and on its lower-tier plans. But as the pressure builds to turn a profit from the hundreds of billions it's investing in chatbots, that access is now being restricted to higher paid plans…
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TechCrunch AI: Google Pivots: Killing Gems for Skills As Competitors Win Enterprise AI Race Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/google-is-killing-off-geminis-gems-in-favor-of-skills/ | Context:
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It was inevitable that the providers would stop giving away free cookies and milkshakes.I pay Google $5/month for Chat and my wife gets to share that: a fantastic deal. I even get a short weekly (one each) opus and gemini vibe coding sessions with agy.I pay for inference: I paid $3300 for a Mac mini 64G M5-Pro which runs Qwen-3.8-Flash-Next (3 bit…
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Some changes to the @GoogleDeepMind Gemini plans: The Gemini Pro models will only be available for Pro and Ultra plans, but not in the cheaper Plus plan. This is clearly a step in preparation of the upcoming Gemini 4 Argon model, which is more expensive to run.
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If you're on the free or Plus tiers for Google AI, you're about to lose access to some Gemini models — here's what's changing https://www. techradar.com/ai-platforms-ass istants/gemini/if-youre-on-the-free-or-plus-tiers-for-google-ai-youre-about-to-lose-access-to-some-gemini-models-heres-whats-changing?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub…
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Google is discontinuing Gemini's Gems feature and shifting toward "skills" as general AI agents gain traction. #AI #TechNews #Technology
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This is what happens when you give people a valuable service for free. You can't take it away without a lot of complaining and loss of good will.Flash-lite is pretty capable and getting that entirely for free is not a bad deal at all.It was always obvious Google couldn't keep letting non-paying users use Flash and Pro.I'm not a fan of how they…
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Google is changing Gemini model access starting Oct 9: • Free → Flash-Lite only • AI Plus → loses Pro models, Flash only • AI Pro & Ultra → retain access to Pro models
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"The update applies only to Android mobile devices and accessories that pair to phones, like smartwatches, headphones and car systems, according to Google's post." Google Assistant is being removed from your Android device. https://www. usatoday.com/story/tech/2026/0 9/30/google-assistant-android-removed-replaced-gemini/91549790007/ # Android #…
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I think this move will be part of a more global trend when other AI companies get publicly traded.Because model providers have no moat, and the price of inference is quite large compared to just search, providing it for free makes no sense.Right now, the goal of the free chatgpt and claude tiers is to accustom more people to AI, to create a new…
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@GeminiUpda0kkb But i thought google is the only generous company who offers free pro models to certain limits atleast for users.🥲
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A comment that caught my eye: this means even on my tablet I'm gonna be stuck turning my smart lights on and off with Gemini flash lite. So many times when I've run out of COMPUTE, it's reduced itself to flash lite And it would just spit out nonsense BS saying that it can't turn the lights on or off, or it can't set calendar events, when I know…
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🚨 Gemini web now has skills All Gems will become skills starting Nov 17, 2026 too Nice upgrade
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Flash and Pro models are moving to paid plans, free users will only get Flash-Lite. Flash-Lite is the same model used by the Android phone Gemini app and AI Overviews in Google Search, which is very poor at reasoning and makes many errors.Personally, I've been using the free plan quite a lot and never hit a rate limit, but noticed the quality…
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A problem often arises when a paid plan competes with a free one within the same product. Clockify limited basic functions (data export, billable rates) in April to convert users from free to a paid plan. Google has now moved free competitive models behind paid plan as well. It happens all the time - nothing unexpected. Clockify, Gemini are just…
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A lot of people don't see tech as a way to improve their life but some kind of fashion trend they have to keep up with. There also is the problem of people who were either bad devs or non dev at all who now get this omnipotent machine they can talk to in natural languages and it just does things for them, no matter how retarded the things are.
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I didn't even know Android has an "AI Assistant" built inKind of weird to me you'd want to talk or type to turn lights off instead of just having a widget button
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2001: A Space Odyssey, except HAL-9000 hit the token limit and was downgraded. Now the model is too stupid to open the pod bay doors.
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Google Gemini API use also moved to prepaid-only starting this month.There might be a connection
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