If you want some AI-generated fun this holiday weekend, you’ll need to be capable. Google and OpenAI have lowered generation request limits for Nano Banana Pro and Sora, citing overwhelming demand.
Bill Peebles, who heads Sora at OpenAI, he said free users will have six video generations per day. “Our CPU is melting,” he explained. Unlike previous limits, Peebles did not say these measures are short-lived, but noted that users “can purchase additional genes as needed,” part of a broader push to monetize the platform. The limits for ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers remain unchanged, although they are not specified.
Google also limits users can apply two photos per day for free on the Nano Banana Pro app, which launched last week. The change, down from three, was he was the first to notice By 9to5Google. It warns that limits may change frequently and “without notice”, which is standard practice after popular releases. The company too appears restrict users’ free access to Gemini 3 Pro.