Google recently introduced its new Gemini 3 Pro AI model and Nano Banana Pro, both positioned as major upgrades in its AI lineup. At launch, free Gemini users could access Gemini 3 Pro for up to five prompts per day, the same limit previously applied to Gemini 2.5 Pro. Free users were also able to use Nano Banana Pro with up to three images per day.
However, Google has now quietly updated these restrictions, making the access rules less clear than before. According to the latest changes on Google’s official website, users without a Google AI Pro or Google AI Ultra subscription now receive only “Basic access” to both Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro. The company has removed explicit daily limits from the public documentation.
Updated Access Tiers
In the revised access charts, Google outlines four tiers for the Gemini app:
- Gemini (Free) – Basic access
- Google AI Plus – Up to 5× more access than free
- Google AI Pro – Up to 20× more access
- Google AI Ultra – Up to 100× more access
Features such as Thinking with 3 Pro, image generation, video generation, Deep Think, slide creation, and scheduled actions now scale based on subscription level. Higher tiers also receive improvements like larger context windows, expanded video generation using Veo 3.1 Fast, and priority access to new features.
The company also updated access to Deep Research, image editing, and Gemini’s advanced context window, again tying most of the benefits to paid plans.
Free Access Still Available, But…
Google clearly aims to push more users toward paid AI Pro and AI Ultra plans, especially as demand for Gemini continues to rise. Even so, the company has not removed free access entirely. Users can still try Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro at a limited level, though without the previously transparent daily limits.
