New Delhi: Google has recently rolled out its latest feature, called Answer Now, in the Gemini application, giving users a way to get responses without waiting for the system’s full reasoning process to complete. The option appears next to the loading indicator when users select its Pro or Thinking models, enabling them to bypass the longer response generation step and receive an answer almost immediately. Gemini offered the option to skip in-depth reasoning, while it is set to process information through the Thinking and Pro models.
Now, the skip option has been replaced with Answer now, which appears next to the spinning status indicator. When the button is tapped, Gemini displays a prompt informing users that it is skipping the in-depth thinking phase before delivering the response. Google indicates that the answer is still being generated using the model selected initially by the users, rather than switching to a faster model in the background. Since the model remains the same as the chosen users, it would be safe to assume that the response that Gemini will generate will be different from what it would have given had we used the Fast model instead.
The feature is now being rolled out across Android, iOS, and the web, and is available on both free and paid Gemini accounts. The reports also noted that the wording of Answer Now for iOS may still reflect the older terminology in some cases. Google changed how daily prompt limits worked for Pro and Thinking users. Both the models drew from a shared quota, which means extensive use of one would eat into the prompt allowance of the other. This approach often led to uncertainty, particularly for the users who preferred to allocate specific models to different types of tasks.
