Curious About Google's Gemini Spark? It Won't Cost You $99/Month Anymore
Gemini Spark was one of the most exciting announcements at I/O 2026, unveiling what Google calls a “24/7 personal agent," but until now, it has been locked to an expensive subscription tier. Now, Google is allowing anyone in the US with an AI Pro subscription to use Gemini Spark. Spark isn't yet available to free users or to those on an AI Plus subscription for $7.99 a month.
- ▪Gemini Spark was one of the most exciting announcements at I/O 2026, unveiling what Google calls a “24/7 personal agent," but until now, it has been locked to an expensive subscription tier.
- ▪Now, Google is allowing anyone in the US with an AI Pro subscription to use Gemini Spark.
- ▪Spark isn't yet available to free users or to those on an AI Plus subscription for $7.99 a month.
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Gemini Spark was one of the most exciting announcements at I/O 2026, unveiling what Google calls a “24/7 personal agent," but until now, it has been locked to an expensive subscription tier. Now, Google is allowing anyone in the US with an AI Pro subscription to use Gemini Spark. The feature is rolling out in the US, with a promise to be available in other countries “soon." However, it won’t be coming to the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, Switzerland, or Nigeria, according to Google’s documentation.Gemini's agentic Spark tools launched exclusively on the expensive $99.99-per-month AI Ultra plan, but they're now available to those paying $19.99 per month for the AI Pro tier. Spark isn't yet available to free users or to those on an AI Plus subscription for $7.99 a month.
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