Google’s latest AI tools, Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro, are less than two weeks old, but your usage on a free account is already more limited than it was at launch.
If you don’t pay for Gemini AI, you’ll now be limited to two prompts a day on Nano Banana Pro’s image-generation tools, down from three.
The changes are detailed in a support document spotted by 9to5Google. “Image generation and editing is in high demand,” Google says, which suggests the new limit will help Google handle increased pressure on its systems.
If you run out of Nano Banana Pro credits, it’ll switch back to the standard Nano Banana, also known as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image.
“Limits may change frequently and will reset daily,” Google says. That may mean we see it reduced even further to just one prompt per a day. Given that AI companies often encourage users to switch to paid plans, it’s unlikely that Google will increase usage limits on free accounts.
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Google’s Gemini 3 model has also changed its limits to offer “basic access” and says daily limits are subject to change “frequently.” Exact limits are unclear; Google used to offer up to five prompts a day, as it did on Gemini 2.5 Pro. So, be sure to frontload your most important Gemini queries to make the most of your prompt allowance.
Those with AI Pro continue to get up to 100 Gemini 3 prompts and 100 image-generation credits. Those with AI Ultra get 500 prompts and can make 1,000 Nano Banana Pro images each day.
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