Gemini rate limits, context window & usage caps by plan
Rate limits, context window, message limits, file upload caps and image generation limits — all plans compared.
Compare free tiers across all AI tools →Context window explained: Gemini's context window is 1000000 tokens — that's ~750K wordsof text the model can "see" at once, including your conversation history.
FreeFree
View status →| Messages / day | Limited | No published fixed limit |
| File Upload MB | 2048 MB | 2GB per file |
| Context Window | 1000000 tokens(~750K words) | Gemini 1.5 Pro context |
| Image Generation / day | Not available | Not available on Free |
| File Upload Size | 2048 MB | Per file |
| Gems Custom Ai | Not available | Not available on Free |
Advanced$19.99/month
View status →| Messages / day | Unlimited | No published cap |
| File Upload MB | 2048 MB | 2GB per file |
| Gems | Unlimited | Custom Gems available |
| Context Window | 1000000 tokens(~750K words) | Gemini 1.5 Pro context |
| File Upload Size | 2048 MB | Per file |
| Gems Custom Ai | Included | Create custom Gems |
| Image Generation / day | Unlimited | Imagen 3 included |
About Gemini limits
Gemini enforces usage limits to manage server load and ensure fair access across all users. Limits vary significantly by plan tier — free plans are the most restricted while paid plans offer higher caps or unlimited access. Limits shown here are updated manually when Google announces changes.
Check the Gemini live status and outage history to see if current limits are being affected by an outage.