Updated
Updated · XDA Developers · May 29
Google Removes 1,000 Gemini Pro AI Credits as Compute-Based Caps Spread Across 5-Hour and Weekly Limits
Updated
Updated · XDA Developers · May 29

Google Removes 1,000 Gemini Pro AI Credits as Compute-Based Caps Spread Across 5-Hour and Weekly Limits

3 articles · Updated · XDA Developers · May 29

Summary

  • Google has folded Gemini, Flow and Antigravity into a shared compute-based quota, replacing Gemini’s old fixed daily request system with rolling five-hour limits that also count toward a weekly cap.
  • AI Pro subscribers also lost the 1,000 monthly AI credits previously included for Flow and Antigravity; those credits now function only as paid overages once the weekly compute allowance is exhausted.
  • The shift broadens changes Google had already tweaked after complaints earlier on May 29, when it said failed requests would not count and promised clearer usage breakdowns under the new system.
  • Google’s move mirrors the tighter quota model Anthropic adopted for Claude in August 2025, underscoring a wider AI-industry pattern of trimming generous introductory limits as users build workflows around the tools.

Insights

How will Google balance user demand for powerful features with the extreme computational costs required to run them?
As AI's power grows, are unpredictable usage costs and surprise limits the new reality for all users?
With AI video costing over $8 per minute, are 'fairer' quotas enough to make these powerful models sustainable?