Google expands free personalized AI image generation to US users
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Google announced on Monday that its Gemini app now offers personalized Nano Banana-powered image generation to a broader audience, making the feature free for all eligible users in the United States. Previously, this capability was limited to Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers. The feature, part of Gemini’s Personal Intelligence functionality, was initially announced in April and allows users to create images reflecting their unique interests without specifying them in prompts. Gemini uses data from connected Google accounts, including Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, and Search, to generate images. Users can also have Gemini pull actual images from Google Photos, eliminating the need to manually upload photos. The Personal Intelligence feature is opt-in, and users can disable it via a toggle in the Tools menu. Google first rolled out Personal Intelligence widely to US users in March and recently expanded it to users in India and Japan.
What’s reported
Google announced on Monday that Gemini’s personalized Nano Banana-powered image generation is now free for all eligible US users.
The feature was previously available only to Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers.
Gemini uses data from connected Google accounts (Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, Search) to generate images based on user preferences.
Users can request images without specifying details, e.g., “Create an illustration of me and my favorite things.”
Gemini can pull actual images from Google Photos, so manual uploads are not needed.
Personal Intelligence is an opt-in feature; users can disable it via a toggle in the Tools menu.
Google initially rolled out Personal Intelligence to all US users in March and later expanded to India and Japan.
Last month, Google announced upcoming updates for Gemini, including a “Daily Brief” feature, a revamped interface, access to AI video model Gemini Omni, and a personal AI agent named Gemini Spark.
Gemini surpassed 750 million monthly active users earlier this year.
Sources: TechCrunch
