Gemini 2.5 Pro Is Now Free to Try, And It’s Kinda Amazing

So this just dropped and I'm actually kinda buzzing—Google has made Gemini 2.5 Pro free to test out for a limited time. That's right, the actual high-end version of Gemini that was locked behind the Google One paywall? You can now try it, no subscription required. Just head over to Google Gemini and start playing with it, Just make sure you pick "Gemini 2.5 pro' in the drop down menu at the top of the page. You're welcome.

What makes this version special? Well, it runs on Gemini 1.5 Pro under the hood (I know, the naming is a mess), but the 2.5 experience is packed with upgrades like better reasoning, faster responses, and way more memory. It can now remember up to 1 million tokens, which means you can drop an entire novel into it and it won't blink. That's insane.

Here is a comparison between Gemini 2.5 pro and every other major AI on the market at the moment:
 

It also comes with real-time image generation (I wonder if it Ghiblifies as well), text-to-code capabilities, and a way smarter grasp of context. Basically, it's Google showing that it's not messing around in the AI race.

Is this Google's way of showing off what's coming to Gemini Advanced? Probably. Will I absolutely waste hours playing with this like it's a new toy? Also yes.

Try it now while it's still free—because this is actually fun AI.