Did you notice the change in search? Google brings the premium model for free to everyone

Google is releasing the Gemini 4 Hydrogen AI model for free to all search and app users, in a move that marks a reversal after limiting free tiers. The new model is faster and more advanced, surpassing Google's own flagship Argon model on the Artificial Analysis index.

Google has launched the Gemini 4 Hydrogen AI model, now available for free to all users of its search engine and Gemini app. This marks a reversal after the company had restricted free users to a weaker version. The new model is faster and more advanced, surpassing Google's own flagship Argon model on the Artificial Analysis index (score 51 vs. 50). The model supports four flexible reasoning levels and offers dynamic visual responses including comparison tables and graphical summaries. Concurrently, Google launched the Gemini Decisions API, a suite of tools for collaboration with Adobe, and a collaborative workspace called Tabletop. API pricing is set at $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens. The article quotes Google's Vice President of Search, Robbie Stein, who described the move as the deepest upgrade the search engine has ever received.