Google and OpenAI They are applying new frontiers to their AI services. After the changes announced Google on Geminithe owner company ChatGPT I did the same thing with Sora 2. What it looks like is that Both companies are working to tighten subscription-free access to Avoid overloading your servers.
From Mountain View have updated their support page to clarify that users who used Gemini without a subscription are now free They will not be able to fully reach inference mode. Now you only have access to the basic version with daily limits that will vary depending on the number of people online that day.
In addition, the images that can be created using it have also been reduced. Nano Banana Proallowing only two photos compared to the three photos per day that Google allowed to be taken. As we say, OpenAI It did the same by announcing new usage limits after high demand among users.
New limits for free accounts in Sora 2
The new frontier translates to Six videos per day for free usersbut users of Plus or Pro plans keep the same plans. Bill Bibbs, Sora’s director, posted the decision in X, explaining it “GPUs are melting”the same words that Sam Altman used when Studio Ghibli It’s gone viral.
What is striking, apart from the fact that this decision came shortly after Google’s announcement, is that Sora 2 is only available in the US and Canadaso It’s surprising given how limited its scope is. It is not known whether this is a one-time order or will be maintained permanently, although balancing the demand with the cost required to create these images seems to be the right approach.