Google triples Antigravity program's Gemini usage caps

Google raised Gemini usage limits in Antigravity twice within days of introducing new compute-based quotas, after users said the caps were too restrictive for paid plans. The changes came during the week of Google I/O 2026, where the company put Gemini and its new agentic developer tools at the center of its product push. (9to5google.com) Varun Mohan, a DeepMind director working on Antigravity, acknowledged publicly that some users could hit weekly limits “after a couple work sessions.” Google then reset quotas and increased the caps again. ### Why did Google change the limits so quickly? Google introduced new usage controls for Gemini models in Antigravity around I/O 2026, replacing looser access with compute-based quotas tied to the amount of work the agent performs. (blog.google) Users complained that the new structure made paid tiers feel constrained during normal development sessions. Varun Mohan said on May 21 that Google was “3xing the rate limits for Gemini models across all paid tiers in Antigravity” and resetting everyone’s Gemini quota for the week. Later that same week, Google raised the weekly quota again, according to 9to5Google’s report. (9to5google.com) ### What exactly changed inside Antigravity? Antigravity is Google’s agentic development platform, and Google has been positioning it as one of the main ways developers use Gemini 3 models for coding and longer-horizon software tasks. Google’s developer materials say Antigravity is part of the broader Gemini 3 rollout alongside Gemini CLI, Android Studio, Vertex AI and AI Studio. (9to5google.com) Google’s December 2025 product note said Pro and Ultra subscribers received quotas that refresh every five hours, while free users were shifted to a larger weekly rate limit. The May 2026 complaints centered on those newer compute-based caps proving easier to exhaust than users expected. (windowsreport.com) ### Who said the original caps were too low? Varun Mohan, identified in coverage as a DeepMind director working on Antigravity, said users could hit their weekly limits “after a couple work sessions.” That comment became the clearest public acknowledgment from Google that the first set of caps had undershot demand. (blog.google) Android Authority reported that the two quota boosts amounted to a 9x increase from the reduced post-change state. Other follow-up reports said the higher caps still did not fully restore the earlier, less restrictive experience some paid users were used to. ### How does this fit into Google I/O 2026? (blog.google) Google opened I/O 2026 on May 19 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, with Gemini positioned as the center of announcements across Android, Search, Chrome, Workspace and devices. That broader rollout matters because Antigravity was introduced as part of the same push to expand Gemini’s role in development workflows. (9to5google.com) Google’s official I/O developer highlights page also tied Antigravity to its new AI Ultra subscription, saying the $100-a-month plan includes a 5x higher usage limit in Antigravity than the Pro plan and temporary bonus credits for users who hit their quota limits. The offer expires May 25, 2026, according to Google. (androidauthority.com) ### What should users watch next? Google’s own product pages are now the clearest place to track whether the higher caps hold or change again. The company has already updated its AI subscription materials, developer highlights and I/O announcement pages to frame Antigravity as a core Gemini surface for builders. (tech.yahoo.com) May 25 is the next dated milestone Google has published for Antigravity users, because that is when the temporary AI Ultra bonus-credit offer expires. After that, the practical test will be whether paid users stop hitting weekly limits after the latest quota reset and cap increases. (blog.google)