Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Google and OpenAI Reduce Free Limits
OpenAI and Google have reduced the free limits on their AI tools, Sora and Nano Banana Pro, because too many people are using them.
Free users of Sora can now only make 6 video generations per day, and Nano Banana Pro users can only create 2 images per day.
Paid subscribers aren't affected.
Google also changed the access to Gemini 3 Pro, making it 'basic' with changing daily limits.
This is happening because everyone is using these tools a lot, and the companies need to manage their resources.
Google is doing well in the AI race with these new tools, but there are other companies like DeepSeek and Meta that are also working on similar technologies.
OpenAI reduced free Sora generations to 6 per day due to high demand.
Google limited free Nano Banana Pro image generations to 2 per day.
Google's Gemini 3 Pro access is now 'basic' with fluctuating daily limits.
Paid subscribers for both OpenAI and Google remain unaffected.
The changes are due to unprecedented demand and GPU resource strain.
- Who
- OpenAI and Google
- What
- Reduced free limits on AI-generation tools
- When
- Over the holiday weekend
- Where
- Globally
- Why
- Due to unprecedented demand and GPU resource strain
- OpenAI Sora Free Limit
- 6 generations per day
- Google Nano Banana Pro Free Limit
- 2 images per day
- Google Gemini 3 Pro Access
- Basic access with fluctuating daily limits
- Paid Subscribers
- Unchanged limits for both OpenAI and Google
- Reason for Changes
- Unprecedented demand over the holiday weekend
- Google's Advantage
- Trained Gemini 3 on TPUs instead of Nvidia GPUs
- Competitors
- DeepSeek R1, Kimi K2, Grok, Meta's Superintelligence
Sources
Google and OpenAI reduce free limits on Nano Banana Pro and Sora - here's why
Google Surges Ahead in AI Race with Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro
OpenAI and Google impose new daily limits for Sora, Nano Banana AI tools amid demand surge
