diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/DialogManager.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/DialogManager.tsx
index 325009db67..132b1a020e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/DialogManager.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/DialogManager.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ export const DialogManager = ({
         isTerminalQuotaError={uiState.proQuotaRequest.isTerminalQuotaError}
         isModelNotFoundError={!!uiState.proQuotaRequest.isModelNotFoundError}
         onChoice={uiActions.handleProQuotaChoice}
-        userTier={uiState.userTier}
       />
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ProQuotaDialog.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ProQuotaDialog.test.tsx
index 2520036246..f74f5fa447 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ProQuotaDialog.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ProQuotaDialog.test.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { RadioButtonSelect } from './shared/RadioButtonSelect.js';
 
 import {
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_MODEL,
-  UserTierId,
   DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
           message="flash error"
           isTerminalQuotaError={true} // should not matter
           onChoice={mockOnChoice}
-          userTier={UserTierId.FREE}
         />,
       );
 
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
 
   describe('for non-flash model failures', () => {
     describe('when it is a terminal quota error', () => {
-      it('should render switch and stop options for paid tiers', () => {
+      it('should render switch, upgrade, and stop options for paid tiers', () => {
         const { unmount } = render(
           <ProQuotaDialog
             failedModel="gemini-2.5-pro"
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
             isTerminalQuotaError={true}
             isModelNotFoundError={false}
             onChoice={mockOnChoice}
-            userTier={UserTierId.LEGACY}
           />,
         );
 
@@ -85,6 +82,11 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
                 value: 'retry_always',
                 key: 'retry_always',
               },
+              {
+                label: 'Upgrade for higher limits',
+                value: 'upgrade',
+                key: 'upgrade',
+              },
               {
                 label: 'Stop',
                 value: 'retry_later',
@@ -105,7 +107,6 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
             message="flash error"
             isTerminalQuotaError={true}
             onChoice={mockOnChoice}
-            userTier={UserTierId.FREE}
           />,
         );
 
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
             isTerminalQuotaError={true}
             isModelNotFoundError={false}
             onChoice={mockOnChoice}
-            userTier={UserTierId.FREE}
           />,
         );
 
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
             isTerminalQuotaError={false}
             isModelNotFoundError={false}
             onChoice={mockOnChoice}
-            userTier={UserTierId.FREE}
           />,
         );
 
@@ -214,7 +213,6 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
             isTerminalQuotaError={false}
             isModelNotFoundError={true}
             onChoice={mockOnChoice}
-            userTier={UserTierId.FREE}
           />,
         );
 
@@ -226,6 +224,11 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
                 value: 'retry_always',
                 key: 'retry_always',
               },
+              {
+                label: 'Upgrade for higher limits',
+                value: 'upgrade',
+                key: 'upgrade',
+              },
               {
                 label: 'Stop',
                 value: 'retry_later',
@@ -247,7 +250,6 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
             isTerminalQuotaError={false}
             isModelNotFoundError={true}
             onChoice={mockOnChoice}
-            userTier={UserTierId.LEGACY}
           />,
         );
 
@@ -259,6 +261,11 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
                 value: 'retry_always',
                 key: 'retry_always',
               },
+              {
+                label: 'Upgrade for higher limits',
+                value: 'upgrade',
+                key: 'upgrade',
+              },
               {
                 label: 'Stop',
                 value: 'retry_later',
@@ -282,7 +289,6 @@ describe('ProQuotaDialog', () => {
           message=""
           isTerminalQuotaError={false}
           onChoice={mockOnChoice}
-          userTier={UserTierId.FREE}
         />,
       );
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ProQuotaDialog.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ProQuotaDialog.tsx
index 0dbf134c5b..ccc20b3e75 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ProQuotaDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ProQuotaDialog.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import { RadioButtonSelect } from './shared/RadioButtonSelect.js';
 import { theme } from '../semantic-colors.js';
 
-import { UserTierId } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
-
 interface ProQuotaDialogProps {
   failedModel: string;
   fallbackModel: string;
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ interface ProQuotaDialogProps {
   onChoice: (
     choice: 'retry_later' | 'retry_once' | 'retry_always' | 'upgrade',
   ) => void;
-  userTier: UserTierId | undefined;
 }
 
 export function ProQuotaDialog({
@@ -30,11 +27,7 @@ export function ProQuotaDialog({
   isTerminalQuotaError,
   isModelNotFoundError,
   onChoice,
-  userTier,
 }: ProQuotaDialogProps): React.JSX.Element {
-  // Use actual user tier if available; otherwise, default to FREE tier behavior (safe default)
-  const isPaidTier =
-    userTier === UserTierId.LEGACY || userTier === UserTierId.STANDARD;
   let items;
   // Do not provide a fallback option if failed model and fallbackmodel are same.
   if (failedModel === fallbackModel) {
@@ -50,22 +43,8 @@ export function ProQuotaDialog({
         key: 'retry_later',
       },
     ];
-  } else if (isModelNotFoundError || (isTerminalQuotaError && isPaidTier)) {
-    // out of quota
-    items = [
-      {
-        label: `Switch to ${fallbackModel}`,
-        value: 'retry_always' as const,
-        key: 'retry_always',
-      },
-      {
-        label: `Stop`,
-        value: 'retry_later' as const,
-        key: 'retry_later',
-      },
-    ];
-  } else if (isTerminalQuotaError && !isPaidTier) {
-    // free user gets an option to upgrade
+  } else if (isModelNotFoundError || isTerminalQuotaError) {
+    // free users and out of quota users on G1 pro and Cloud Console gets an option to upgrade
     items = [
       {
         label: `Switch to ${fallbackModel}`,