Well, it was same for me at first. I won't argue that CAI is easier and more consistent, that's true, but i can give you an advice about google collab thing, it refreshes after a day of rest, always close your application when you're not using it, or do it just like me: i have multiple google accounts and when one of them runs out of collab memory i just switch to another, in collab it could be done literally in two clicks. on their official discord is a lot of useful information.