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Free Tier Expansion & Gemini 3 Pro Launch

Priya Shekhawat
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This transformative update represents our largest free tier expansion to date, democratizing access to 24 cutting-edge AI models while introducing Google's groundbreaking Gemini 3 Pro Preview - the world's current SOTA model launched just 2 days ago. We've upgraded our provider infrastructure by replacing the legacy Provider 2 with a new, highly stable system and strategically promoted 9 flagship models to the free tier, ensuring everyone has access to state-of-the-art AI capabilities.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview - Ultra Tier Exclusive

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World's Most Advanced AI Model: Google's groundbreaking Gemini 3 Pro Preview represents the current state-of-the-art in AI capabilities, launched just 2 days ago and demonstrating unprecedented performance across all major benchmarks.

  • Ultra Tier Exclusive:
    • provider-2/gemini-3-pro-preview - SOTA flagship model
      • Benchmark Excellence: Industry-leading performance across reasoning, mathematics, coding, and multimodal tasks
      • Cutting-Edge Capabilities: Next-generation architecture with enhanced reasoning depth and broader knowledge coverage
      • Multimodal Mastery: Advanced vision, text, and audio understanding in a single unified model
      • Production Ready: Despite "preview" status, offers production-grade reliability and consistent performance
      • Exclusive Access: Available exclusively to Ultra tier subscribers as the platform's premier flagship offering

Provider 1 - Free Tier Expansion

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Strategic Free Tier Promotion: 9 flagship models now accessible to all users, expanding free tier access to advanced reasoning, multimodal, and specialized capabilities.

9 Models Promoted to FREE Tier:

Provider 2 - Infrastructure Replacement & Expansion

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Major Infrastructure Update: Replaced legacy Provider 2 (bankrupt due to extreme API demand) with new, highly stable provider infrastructure featuring 17 advanced models.

15 New FREE Tier Models:

2 Paid Tier Models:

  • Pro Tier:
    • provider-2/gemini-2.5-pro
      • Professional-grade Gemini flagship
      • Enhanced reasoning and generation quality
      • Multimodal capabilities with vision support
  • Ultra Tier Exclusive:
    • provider-2/gemini-3-pro-preview
      • World's current SOTA model launched 2 days ago
      • Industry-leading benchmark performance across all domains
      • Next-generation architecture with enhanced reasoning depth
      • Advanced multimodal understanding (vision, text, audio)
      • Production-grade reliability despite preview status
      • Available exclusively on ULTRA tier

Legacy Provider 2 Models Removed

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Complete Provider Retirement: All 104 models from bankrupt legacy Provider 2 have been discontinued due to provider bankruptcy and depleted credits from extreme API demand. The new Provider 2 infrastructure offers superior stability with carefully curated model selection.

104 Models Removed:

Alternative Access: Most removed models remain available through Provider 1, Provider 3, and other providers with identical or enhanced capabilities and improved stability.

Platform Impact & Benefits

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  • Free Tier Democratization: 24 models now accessible to all users, the largest free tier expansion in platform history
  • Enhanced Reliability: New Provider 2 infrastructure offers improved uptime, reduced latency, and consistent performance
  • Model Diversity: Comprehensive coverage across reasoning (DeepSeek R1), vision (Llama 3.2 Vision), coding (Codestral, Qwen Coder), mathematics (DeepSeek Math), and general chat capabilities
  • Zero Migration Required: All tier promotions are automatic upgrades—existing free tier users gain immediate access to 9 additional premium models

Technical Highlights

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  • Reasoning Excellence: DeepSeek R1 and HyperCLOVA X models bring advanced chain-of-thought capabilities to free tier
  • Vision & Multimodal: Llama 3.2 11B Vision enables image understanding and analysis for all users
  • Extended Context: NVIDIA Nemotron with 1M token context window for ultra-long document processing
  • Coding Specialists: Codestral and Qwen Coder models optimized for code generation and completion
  • Mathematical Reasoning: DeepSeek Math 7B specialized for advanced mathematical problem-solving

Model Distribution Summary

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  • Total Models Added: 26 new models across both providers
  • Free Tier Access: 24 models (9 from Provider 1 + 15 from Provider 2)
  • Pro Tier Models: 1 model (Gemini 2.5 Pro)
  • Ultra Tier Exclusive: 1 model (Gemini 3 Pro Preview)

Important Notes

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  • Automatic Access: All free tier promotions are effective immediately. No action required from users to access newly available models.
  • Provider 2 Transition: Legacy Provider 2 models discontinued due to provider bankruptcy. New Provider 2 infrastructure offers superior stability and expanded model catalog.
  • Tier Benefits: While 24 models are now free, Pro and Ultra tiers continue to provide access to cutting-edge flagships like Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 3 Pro Preview, along with enhanced rate limits and priority support.