Docs users stuck with a 'dumb' Gemini as Google gates SOTA models behind tiers
rdesh26 · x · 2026-10-29
User rdesh26 asks why Google doesn't let people pick Gemini model versions in Docs/Drive: while posts celebrate the new Carbon model's SOTA leaderboard results, Gemini inside Docs "just feels dumb," pushing him to use the Docs plugin on Codex instead.
His core complaint: if lower Google One tiers can't try Carbon, users never learn what they're missing — tying model access to subscription tiers is hurting the product experience.
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