Access to Google’s popular next-generation image generator, Nano Banana, is temporarily reduced, as the company attempts to meet widespread demand for its AI-enhanced photos.
In a Google support document first spotted by 9to5Google, the company reduced the number of free image prompts to two from its previous limit of three prompts, with a note that capitalization “may change frequently.”
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The same document also outlines new usage limits for free Gemini 3 Pro users, with the company now upgrading non-subscribers to “basic access.” Google reserves the right to cap daily prompt limits at any time for users with basic access, based on traffic volume. The terms of use for subscribers to the Google AI Pro or AI Ultra plan remain the same.
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Google’s generative AI competitor OpenAI simultaneously limited the number of AI-generated video prompts for free Sora users to six per day. “Our GPUs are melting and we want to get Sora to as many people as possible,” Sora Director Bill Peebles said in a post on X.
Nano Banana launched to great interest after a successful run on the LMArena AI leaderboard in August. While it originally ran Gemini 2.5 Flash, the model received a major Gemini 3 upgrade last week, shortly after Google began integrating the AI tool into Google Search, NotebookLM, Google Photos, and even Google Message. Google plans to add the image generator to more products, including directly to Android’s Chrome Canary search bar.
The move is in line with Google’s plan to transform its suite of products into AI-powered assistants, powered by Gemini 3. The model was the first Gemini AI upgrade to roll out immediately to all Google products, including search, and was announced as the tech giant’s most advanced reasoning model to date. At launch, users were offered five free prompts per day. The Gemini app sees over 650 million users per month.
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