Gemini 3 is in high demand, and Google’s free tier can’t keep up

Gemini 3 is in high demand, and Google’s free tier can’t keep up Credit: Google By  Rajesh Pandey Published 55 minutes ago Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he started writing about Android for a living. He uses the latest Samsung or Pixel flagship as his daily driver. And yes, he carries an iPhone as a secondary device. Rajesh has been writing for Android Police since 2021, covering news, how-tos, and features. Based in India, he has previously written for Neowin, AndroidBeat, Times of India, iPhoneHacks, MySmartPrice, and MakeUseOf. When not working, you will find him mindlessly scrolling through X, playing with new AI models, or going on long road trips. You can reach out to him on Twitter or drop a mail at [email protected]. Sign in to your Android Police account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

Google released Gemini 3, its latest large language model, officially earlier this month. It brings an impressive leap in intelligence and capabilities. No wonder there has been high demand for Gemini 3 since launch, which is now forcing Google to reduce usage limits for free Google account holders.

Google rolled out Gemini 3 across search, mobile apps, and other services on launch day. It also provided free Google users with access to "up to 5 prompts" per day. This was in addition to a limit of "up to 3 images/day" for Nano Banano Pro — Gemini 3's image generation model.

Due to a massive surge in demand, the company has updated its support page to reflect reduced Gemini access for users without a Google AI plan to "Basic access." Under this, the "daily limits may change frequently," depending on the load on the company's servers. Nano Banana Pro access is now also reduced to 2 images per day. And as 9to5Google spotted, Google notes that "image generation & editing is in high demand. Limits may change frequently and will reset daily."

For comparison, Google AI Pro subscribers have access to "up to 100 prompts / day" in the Gemini app, while Ultra users get up to 500 prompts. For Nano Banana Pro, the limit is 100 and 1,000 images per day.

Even NotebookLM users have not been spared. Google has "temporarily rolled back access" to its new Nano Banana Pro-powered Infographics and Slide Decks feature for free users. And for Pro users, there are additional limits in place now.

Subscribe to Google's AI plan to get priority access to Gemini 3 Pro

Source: Lucas Gouveia/Android Police

Google will likely restore the original usage limits for Gemini 3 Pro once the load on its servers decreases. However, with the holiday season reaching its peak and Christmas only a few weeks away, that may not happen until early January.

Essentially, if you want to play around with Gemini 3 Pro or Nano Banana Pro without worrying about hitting any restrictions, subscribe to Google's AI Pro plan. It costs $20 monthly and gets you priority access to Gemini's latest models alongside 2TB storage space, family sharing, and other perks. And if your usage is even higher, subscribe to the more expensive AI Ultra plan, which costs $200 per month.

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