OpenAI and Google Just Increased Daily Usage Limits for Their Non-Paying AI Users

Get ’em hooked, and then nudge them onto a payment plan. That’s been the business model of salespeople for generations, from the pigs-in-a-blanket handed out as samples at BJ’s to free Gillette razors.

It’s not limited to tangible goods, either. Big Tech has been doing it with generative AI, from DALL-E to ChatGPT to Google Gemini. And so many people have been taking up the free tiers of OpenAI and Google’s Sora, Gemini, and Nano Banana Pro that the two companies have quietly reduced access for non-paying users.

lowered access: What It Means

OpenAI owns Sora, and Google owns Gemini and Nano Banana Pro. And I know what most of you are about to ask: “What the heck is…