https://www.geeknetic.es/Noticia/36716/Google-recorta-el-acceso-gratuito-a-Gemini-3-Pro-y-Nano-Banana-Pro-problemas-de-demanda-o-estrategia-de-pago.html

Just a few days after the official launch of the Gemini 3 Pro and its associated image model, Nano Banana ProGoogle has decided to quietly modify the terms of use for free users. Initially, basic access allowed up to five queries per day for the language model and three image generations per day, replicating the conditions of the previous version. However, the company has adjusted these limits downwards, as shown on its support page.

According to the new official documentation, users without an active subscription now have “basic access.” In practice, this means that there is no longer a fixed number of guaranteed queries. It is understood that the limits are variable and may change frequently depending on the system load. In the case of the imaging tool, the restriction is more obvious: the limit has been reduced to two images a dayjustifying the change due to the “high demand” for editing and visual creation capabilities.

The push towards subscriptions: AI Plus in the spotlight

Although Google argues that these cuts respond to an exponential growth in the use of its tools, something plausible given the popularity of the new models, the movement also encourages us to think about a possible commercial strategy. By making the free experience more limited, the technology company could be encouraging the jump to its paid plans.

This policy change coincides with the recent deployment of Google AI Plusa new, cheaper subscription modality that has reached the market for 7.99 euros per month. This plan seems to be positioned as the ideal intermediate solution for those users who find the new restrictions of the free plan insufficient, but who do not require the power of the AI ​​Pro or Ultra subscriptions.

In addition to the main models, other tools in the ecosystem have also been affected. NotebookLM, for example, has temporarily disabled advanced features such as creating infographics and slides for free accounts, reserving them for paying users while they stabilize their server capacity. Although it is undoubtedly very attractive that Google maintains a free access window to its latest generation models, the trend suggests that the company wants to push users towards subscriptions.