Pricing
Antigravity "Baseline model quota reached": What It Means and How to Keep Working
Antigravity says "Baseline model quota reached"? What the baseline quota is, when it refreshes, and how the AI Credit overage setting changes it.
8 min read
The error wording and the overage settings were checked Nov 9, 2026 in Google One Help (Google AI Pro benefits and Google AI Ultra benefits). The full in-app message is quoted from a Google AI Developers Forum thread (verified Nov 9, 2026). Plan rules come from Google’s Antigravity plans docs (verified Nov 3, 2026). Every source is listed at the bottom. No affiliate links on this page (how we work).
The exact message: Baseline model quota reached
Here’s what it looks like in Antigravity. This copy comes from a Google AI Pro user’s post on Google’s own developer forum, opened Mar 12, 2026 (forum thread, verified Nov 9, 2026):
Baseline model quota reached
Your plan's baseline quota will refresh on 3/18/2026, 11:46:14 AM. To continue using this model now, enable AI Credit overages.The short answer (as of Nov 9, 2026): you’ve used your plan’s time-bound baseline quota for that model. It comes back at the time printed in the message. If you’re on Google AI Pro or Ultra, AI credits can carry you past it right away. Google spells this out in its help pages: with the overage setting on “Never”, “When you reach your baseline quota, you’ll find a “Baseline model quota reached” notification” (Google One Help, verified Nov 9, 2026).
It’s a quota wall, not a ban or an outage. Think Monopoly: “Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.” The difference is that Google sells you the get-out-of-jail card at the same moment.
We haven’t triggered this ourselves. Everything below comes from Google’s pages and the forum threads cited inline.
Baseline quota vs AI credits: Google’s two-tier system
Google’s help pages for both Pro and Ultra describe the same setup, word for word (verified Nov 9, 2026):
- Baseline quota: “Based on your subscription tier, you receive time-bound usage limits specific to Google Antigravity.”
- AI credits: “When you use up your baseline quota, you can purchase AI credits through Google One to continue usage.” Credits work “across supported Google products” and “are deducted based on standard API pricing for the specific model and complexity of request.”
The overage control lives in two places: “the “Settings” page or the “Models” selector in Antigravity”. You get three pieces:
| Setting | What happens |
|---|---|
| Overage toggle | Use AI credits “when base limits are reached” |
| Never | You see “Baseline model quota reached” |
| Always | Credits kick in “the moment your baseline quota ends” |
So the message is the “Never” setting working as designed. The Models selector “displays a status that shows your baseline quota consumption”, so check it before a long run.
Google’s Antigravity plans docs (verified Nov 3, 2026) add the fine print. Overages are for Google AI Pro and Ultra only, through AI credits, with the same Never/Always choice. “Usage limits for this service are subject to modification.” No free-plan overage exists, so if you’re on Free, waiting is the only path.
What do credits cost? None of the Google pages cited here publishes a per-credit price. The help page only says “You can purchase AI credits in various increments” and points to one.google.com/ai/credits, so check the current price there before you flip anything.
Why the refresh date can be days away
The forum post above shows a refresh date six days out. The poster says they’d made “about 5-6 simple requests” on Google AI Pro, and the Models tab had shown 4 hours to reset the night before. Several Pro users in the same thread report 5- to 7-day waits (forum 131147, posts dated Mar 12–13, 2026; verified Nov 9, 2026).
Google’s docs explain the reset rhythm, though not the multi-day case. The plans docs say Google AI Pro gets “A high, generous quota, refreshed every five hours until the weekly limit is reached”, while Free and other plans get “A meaningful quota, refreshed weekly” (verified Nov 3, 2026). So a refresh date days away is consistent with having hit a weekly limit rather than the five-hour one. Google hasn’t published that as the cause of this exact message, and it hasn’t published why some users saw it after only a handful of requests.
A Mar 13, 2026 reply in the same thread describes the plan change behind it. Google AI Pro is “offering generous limits for Gemini Flash alongside a baseline quota to experience our most advanced premium models”, Ultra is for “consistent, high-volume access”, and Pro users can “top up your AI credits” (verified Nov 9, 2026). Read that again: on Pro, the premium models get a baseline to “experience”, not to live in.
Telling paying Pro users their quota refreshes in six days, with no number for how big the quota was, is a rough way to run a paid plan. Google publishes the toggle that spends your money to the decimal and keeps the allowance as a vibe. Publish the quota.
When the meter says you have quota left
A second forum thread, from Mar 27, 2026, shows Antigravity reporting 20% remaining while also throwing “Baseline model quota reached” (forum thread 136497, verified Nov 9, 2026). A reply suggests: “Shutdown and restart the IDE. It will likely then correctly show a zero quota. It’s a bug in the display.” That’s a user’s read, not a Google fix, and the thread never confirmed it. A full restart costs nothing, though.
Fixes, in order
- Read the refresh time in the message. It’s printed right there. If it’s minutes or a few hours away, wait. You’re done.
- Switch models. The message says “To continue using this model now”. The message is about the model you picked, and Gemini 3.8 Flash is available on all plans per Google’s models docs (verified Nov 3, 2026). Pick a model in the Models selector that still shows quota.
- Restart Antigravity if the meter and the message disagree. See the 20%-remaining thread above.
- Turn on AI Credit overages (Pro and Ultra only). Settings or the Models selector, then set overage to “Always” or flip the toggle. Credits are billed “based on standard API pricing”, so one big agent run can use a lot. One user in thread 131147 reports seeing 1,000 credits after enabling overages, and a single “hi” used 6 credits (user report, Mar 13, 2026). This is where Wheel of Fortune comes in: “I’d like to buy a vowel.” Fine, but know what the vowel costs first.
- Wait for the refresh. On Free, this is the only official path.
What we won’t suggest: account rotation, third-party quota managers or proxy tools. Google’s Antigravity FAQ says third-party software using an Antigravity login “is a violation of our Terms of Service” and that automated account rotation “is not supported under consumer plans” (verified Nov 2, 2026). Losing your account to dodge a six-day wait is a terrible trade.
“Baseline model quota reached” vs “Individual quota reached” vs 429
Three different walls:
| Message | Meaning | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline model quota reached | Plan’s baseline used, overages off | Wait, switch model, or enable credits |
| Individual quota reached | Quota used, with a “Resets in” timer | Wait for the timer or upgrade |
| HTTP 429 / 400 / 403 | Request-level errors | Depends on the code |
The second one has its own page: Antigravity individual quota reached covers the RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED (code 429) form. For the 400/403 family, see Antigravity error 400. The full reset schedule and plan table live in Antigravity usage limits.
Does Google AI Pro or Ultra raise it?
Yes, but Google gives words and multipliers, not numbers:
- Google AI Pro ($19.99/month): “Google Antigravity with higher limits and prioritized traffic”, and “Paying AI Pro members receive higher usage limits for Gemini 4 Argon and other Vertex AI Model Garden models (e.g. Claude Sonnet)” (Pro help, verified Nov 9, 2026; price from gemini.google/subscriptions, verified Nov 2, 2026).
- Google AI Ultra ($99.99 or $199.99/month): “Based on your specific Google AI Ultra plan, you get 5x or 20x usage quota in Gemini and Google Antigravity compared to the Google AI Pro plan” (Ultra help, verified Nov 9, 2026; prices from gemini.google/subscriptions, verified Nov 2, 2026).
5x or 20x of an unpublished number is still an unpublished number. Ultra’s baseline is a multiple of Pro’s, both can buy credits, and Free can’t.
Weighing the cheaper tiers? Antigravity Plus vs Pro covers Google AI Plus against Pro, and Google AI Pro vs Ultra does the $19.99 vs $99.99 math.
Here’s what I’d do
Check the refresh time first. Within the hour? Take the break.
Switch to a model with quota left before spending a cent. Gemini 3.8 Flash is on every plan.
Leave overages on “Never” by default. Turn them on for a specific sprint, watch the credit balance, and turn them off after. “Always” on an agent loop is how a quiet Saturday becomes a surprise bill.
If you keep seeing multi-day refresh dates on Pro, price the alternatives. Ultra is $99.99 a month. Before you pay that, compare it with the field in AI coding tools compared or browse Cursor alternatives.
Never use rotation or third-party quota tools. Google’s FAQ is explicit that it can cost you the account.
FAQ
What does Baseline model quota reached mean in Antigravity? You’ve used your plan’s time-bound baseline quota for that model and AI Credit overages are off, so Antigravity stops until the refresh time shown.
How do I enable AI Credit overages in Antigravity? Open Settings or the Models selector in Antigravity and turn on the overage toggle or choose “Always”; it’s available on Google AI Pro and Ultra only.
When does the Antigravity baseline quota reset? At the date and time printed in the message; Google’s docs say Pro refreshes every five hours until a weekly limit and Free refreshes weekly.
Is Baseline model quota reached the same as Individual quota reached? No, “Baseline model quota reached” is the plan quota notification with the overage option, while “Individual quota reached” is the 429-style quota error with a “Resets in” timer.
Can Free users buy AI credits for Antigravity? No, Google’s plans docs and help pages list AI credit overages for Google AI Pro and Ultra only.
Sources
- Google One Help, Use Google AI Pro benefits (two-tier baseline quota and AI credits, Settings/Models selector, overage toggle, Never/Always wording, “Baseline model quota reached” notification, Pro Antigravity limits, credits at standard API pricing): https://support.google.com/googleone/answer/14534406 (verified 2026-11-09)
- Google One Help, Use Google AI Ultra benefits (5x or 20x usage quota vs Pro, same overage settings): https://support.google.com/googleone/answer/16286513 (verified 2026-11-09)
- Google AI Developers Forum, “Baseline model quota reached, 7 DAYS ?!?!” (full in-app message, multi-day refresh reports, overage credit report, Mar 13 plan-change reply): https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/baseline-model-quota-reached-7-days/131147 (verified 2026-11-09)
- Google AI Developers Forum, quota shows 20% remaining but blocked (restart suggestion): https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/136497 (verified 2026-11-09)
- Antigravity plans docs (Pro five-hour refresh until weekly limit, Free weekly refresh, overages Pro/Ultra only, limits subject to modification): https://antigravity.google/docs/plans (verified 2026-11-03)
- Antigravity models docs (Gemini 3.8 Flash on all plans): https://antigravity.google/docs/models (verified 2026-11-03)
- Antigravity FAQ (third-party software and account rotation): https://antigravity.google/docs/faq (verified 2026-11-02)
- Google AI plans and prices (Pro $19.99, Ultra $99.99 or $199.99): https://gemini.google/subscriptions/ (verified 2026-11-02)
- Google One AI credits page, linked from the Google One Help pages above (where Google says to buy credits): https://one.google.com/ai/credits (2026-11-09)