Google AI Pricing Update for Gemini Robotics-ER

Google AI updated pricing for Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview, changing rates for text, image, video, and audio inputs, and adding a free tier with limits.

Apr 14, 2026

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Affected

Google AI · gemini-robotics

Pricing Change

Cost impact

High · 4/5

Estimated from pricing and window changes

Migration pressure

Medium · 2/5

No explicit deadline yet

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Impact summary

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Cost

High

Score 4/580%

Quality

Low

Score 0/50%

Migration

Medium

Score 2/540%

Reliability

Low

Score 0/50%

Compliance

Low

Score 0/50%

Pricing changes may affect budgeting and cost management for users of Gemini Robotics-ER.

Changes

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Before

Last updated 2026-04-09 UTC.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2026-04-09 UTC."],[],[]]

After

Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview
gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview
$1.00 (text / image / video)
$2.00 (audio)
$5.00
Free of charge, up to 1500 RPD (limit shared with Flash RPD)
5,000 RPD (free, limit shared with Flash RPD), then $14 / 1,000 search queries for text and image-based grounding.
Last updated 2026-04-14 UTC.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2026-04-14 UTC."],[],[]]

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Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview

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