Three posts from the past few days are about the same thing: what exactly you get for your subscription, and what happens to your data. What is changing, and what should you do?
Gemini: free version gets only the lightest model
From 9 October, you can use only Flash-Lite in the Gemini app without a subscription. Flash and Pro disappear from the free version, reports 9to5Google. AI Plus ($4.99 per month) keeps Flash-Lite and Flash but loses Pro. AI Pro ($19.99) and Ultra keep all models, and AI Pro also gains Deep Think. In addition, you choose an effort level per model: low, medium or high. A higher level gives more thorough answers but uses up your limit faster.
If you use free Gemini for work, test after 9 October whether the answers are still good enough for your tasks. If not, the question is whether you should take a paid subscription or switch to another model. At /gemini/ you can see how Gemini scores and what it costs, and at /modellen/ you can compare it with the rest.
Also consider privacy: the free Gemini app falls under the consumer terms. For work involving client or patient data, a business environment is the safer choice. At /veiligheid/ you can find how this is arranged for each model.
Copilot Business: usage billing only from December 1
Microsoft is postponing automatic usage billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business from 2 November to 1 December, reports Dutch IT Channel. On 2 November, test environments first become available in Partner Center. A default limit of 4,000 Copilot Credits per user per month, roughly 40 dollars, will apply. Partners can lower that limit or set it to zero, which switches usage billing off. When you purchase licences, an Azure subscription is automatically created for the usage costs, unless you link an existing subscription.
Important for you: according to the article, the Netherlands and Belgium are not part of the first rollout phase. You therefore have a little more time, but it is coming. Agree with your IT partner now which limit per user you want, so that no unexpected costs appear on the invoice later. You can read more about Copilot at /copilot/.
ChatGPT: disconnecting is not the same as deleting
Did you connect Gmail or Google Drive to ChatGPT and then disconnect them again? Then only access going forward stops. AI Wereld sets out what remains: earlier chats in which that data was used, files stored separately in the library, and information in Memory. OpenAI treats the connection, conversations, saved files and Memory as separate components.
This matters for the GDPR. If client, customer or patient data has entered ChatGPT through a connection, you must also delete the relevant chats, files and memories yourself. This applies especially to professions bound by a duty of confidentiality, such as lawyers, GPs and mental health care providers. You can see how ChatGPT handles your data further at /chatgpt/.
In brief
- Free Gemini for work? After 9 October, test whether Flash-Lite is sufficient.
- Copilot Business? Set a usage limit per user before December.
- ChatGPT connection disconnected? Also delete the chats, files and memories containing sensitive data.