Google AI Ultra

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Google AI Studio Developing Ultra Mode for Advanced Skills and Tools

Google is building an Ultra mode into AI Studio Build, described as “Build with advanced skills and tools”. TestingCatalog spotted it on 9 October beside Plan mode and Security review, and its early tests on Gemini 3.8 Flash produced more complete apps. We set out what Build mode already does, how AI Studio quotas and Google AI plans are priced, the possible link to Gemini 4 Argon, why it is not OpenAI’s Ultrafast, and what businesses should check before using it.

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Gemini Notebook Updates Usage Limits and Adds Background Generation Queue

Gemini Notebook has replaced its per-feature daily caps with one compute-based limit that refreshes every five hours up to a weekly ceiling, shows an estimated cost before you generate, and adds a Generate later queue for Video Overviews and Slide Decks. We explain how the new limits work, what each Google AI plan gets, and how to make your allowance go further.

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Realtime Voice Mode Rolling Out to Gemini Notebook Ultra Subscribers

Google is rolling out real-time voice conversations in Gemini Notebook, starting with Google AI Ultra subscribers on mobile. We set out what the feature does, the four restrictions buried in the announcement, the Gemini 3.8 Live model it almost certainly runs on, the four other study features shipped alongside it, and whether the feature justifies an Ultra subscription.

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