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
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.
