Gemini for Home has only been working on Google’s Nest smart speakers for a month, and users are still getting used to what costs extra and what doesn’t. But Gemini surprised some Google Home users recently when it suggested an upsell for an old Google Assistant feature that should be free.

A Gemini for Home user complained on Reddit that Gemini on their Nest Mini speaker declined to give a definition of a word, saying instead that “Live conversations are only available if you buy the Premium subscription.”

Now, it is true that Gemini Live, the freewheeling conversational mode that allows you to have back-and-forth chats with Gemini, requires a paid subscription.

Specifically, you’ll need to pay $10 a month for Google Home Standard , which also includes 30 days of video histo

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