Google caps number of free Nano Banana prompts as demand soars

Access to Google’s popular next-generation image generator, Nano Banana, is temporarily down as the company tries to meet widespread demand for its AI-enhanced photos.

In a Google support document first seen by 9to5Google, the company has reduced the number of free image prompts to two from its previous three-sign limit, with a note that caps “may change frequently.”

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The same document also outlines new usage limits for free users on the Gemini 3 Pro, with the company now offering “Basic Access” to non-subscribers. Google reserves the right to set daily signal limits for Basic access users at any time, based on traffic volume. The terms of use remain the same for Google AI Pro or AI Ultra plan customers.

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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 GPS is melting, and we want to let as many people as possible access Sora,” Sora head Bill Peebles said in a post to X.

Nano Banana launched with widespread interest following a successful journey to the LMArena AI Leaderboard in August. While it originally ran with Gemini 2.5 Flash, the model got a major Gemini 3 upgrade just last week, shortly after which Google began integrating the AI ​​tools into Google Search, NotebookLM, Google Photos, and even Google Messages. Google plans to add the image generator to more products, including directly into Android’s Chrome Canary search bar.

The move is in line with Google’s plan to transform its suite of products into AI-supercharged helpers, promoted by Gemini 3. The model was the first Gemini AI upgrade to be rolled out immediately to all Google products, including Search, and was advertised as the tech giant’s most advanced reasoning model to date. At launch, users were offered five free prompts per day. The Gemini app is visited by more than 650 million users per month.

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