I subscribed for a couple of months when gpt5 launched. It is pretty straightforward. I got to use deep thinking and deep whatever, also codex…
I am also subscribed in TRAE IDE to code (used cursor and TRAE seemed like a cheaper alternative, even though lately it started pushing its "SOLO mode" and forgot about sota models.
Now I turned to google (antigravity would sub TRAE) and gemini would sub GPT5.1. The thing is, I can use ai studio, Jules, VS Code with Code assist, etc, etc… I never subscribe to gemini because the only upside by paying is to use gemini 3 thinking in the web, and more cloud space.
Am I wrong in this thinking? What can an google AI plus user (7,99€/month) get that free users can't in termos of coding? More important, even AI PRO users. what do they get, they can't use for "free"?
I'm from Portugal and I use AI mostly for 2 things (coding and day to day chats, as in "hey gemini what's up about this?" or "Help me think about this idea…").
