Gemini user hits usage cap after a single prompt, Google responds
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Key Points:
- Google’s new compute-based usage limits for its Gemini AI platform have frustrated users, who report hitting their quotas far too quickly under the updated credit-style system.
- One Google AI Pro subscriber demonstrated that a single failed video-generation prompt consumed their entire five-hour usage allowance within minutes.
- Google has acknowledged the issue and is investigating, with Gemini lead Josh Woodward responding directly to user complaints.
- The new system calculates usage based on prompt complexity and features used, replacing the previous fixed prompt limit, but many users find it more restrictive and less predictable.
- Despite increased quotas for some users, broader limits remain tight, leading to calls for Google to improve transparency, loosen restrictions, or raise usage limits to meet subscriber expectations.