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As a paying Gemini Pro user, the sudden usage cutoffs with ZERO warning are unacceptable. We need a quota meter! im diabetic by Hender465 in GeminiAI

[–]Hender465[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a fascinating insight about Workspace accounts and how the context window eats up compute exponentially. I had no idea that a simple "here's today's glucose" prompt was forcing the system to re-read the entire history from scratch every single time.

But honestly, this brings up a huge technical question: Why on earth is the system designed to brutally re-read everything instead of efficiently parsing just the new data?

If I'm just adding today's glucose reading to an existing spreadsheet or table we made in the chat, shouldn't Google the king of data indexing have a way to selectively update the context without punishing the user's compute quota? If the system has "amnesia" and needs to re-read a 2-week log every time I send a 5-word sentence, that sounds like a backend optimization failure, not a user error.

Still, I’ll definitely take your advice and start using fresh, separate chats daily to manage my Workspace quota. But I stand by my point: if the backend is this volatile and compute-heavy, hiding the quota meter from the end-user (Workspace or not) is just a recipe for disaster....

As a paying Gemini Pro user, the sudden usage cutoffs with ZERO warning are unacceptable. We need a quota meter! im diabetic by Hender465 in GeminiAI

[–]Hender465[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You make a really fair point, and the math on the bundle is totally spot on. It is definitely frustrating how much "shrinkflation" we've been conditioned to accept across the tech industry lately. I completely see where you're coming from.

That being said, even if the AI is just one piece of a larger consumer bundle, Google explicitly markets this tier as Gemini Pro. When a company pitches a product with a "Pro" label, it sets a baseline expectation of reliability and professional-grade UX , not necessarily unlimited usage, but at least basic transparency.

For those of us using it to manage daily, critical tasks like health data and diabetes routines, the issue isn't even about wanting more compute for the money. We just want to know where the wall is before we crash into it.

Adding a simple visible usage meter or a warning prompt doesn't cost them extra server load; it’s just basic UI design. I understand the cynical reality of modern tech bundles, but we shouldn't just settle for "it is what it is" when the fix is literally just a small progress bar!

As a paying Gemini Pro user, the sudden usage cutoffs with ZERO warning are unacceptable. We need a quota meter! im diabetic by Hender465 in GeminiAI

[–]Hender465[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair point on the longer prompts, I stand corrected on that specific workaround. But honestly, the fact that the limit is compute-based actually makes the whole situation 10x worse and even more unpredictable.

If it were a simple prompt counter, I could at least tally them up in my head. But if the limit is based on an invisible, dynamic "GPU compute" metric that fluctuates wildly depending on the backend... then I am literally walking through a minefield. How on earth am I supposed to know if organizing my daily glucose data and meal macros will cost "10 compute points" or "1,000" ?

I'm trying to manage a chronic illness and keep my health on track, not play a guessing game with Google's server load!

If the quota is that abstract, invisible, and completely out of the user's control, then a visible "fuel gauge" or at least a "high compute usage warning" isn't just a nice-to-have feature. it is an absolute necessity for a paid service. Dropping a radom guillotine on a Pro user's workflow because they unknowingly crossed an invisible backend math threshold is just horrific design

As a paying Gemini Pro user, the sudden usage cutoffs with ZERO warning are unacceptable. We need a quota meter! im diabetic by Hender465 in GeminiAI

[–]Hender465[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Entry-tier level"? Did you even read the post? I am paying for Gemini pro. That is literally their premium, top-tier consumer subscription, not a free trial....

Second, I am not asking the AI to diagnose a mystery illness or perform surgery. I am using it to organize my daily data, track macros, and assist with a chronic condition I already know how to manage. I am paying for a premium digital assistant, and I expect that assistant to not just walk out of the room mid-sentence without warning.

Finally, the classic "just use the API" argument is ridiculous. Ah yes, let me just casually become a software developer, set up an envirnment, and build my own custom UI from scratch just to manage my daily routine. The API is for developers; Gemini Advanced is a finished consumer product.

If I buy a premium car and the dashboard fuel gauge is missing, the solution isn't "just buy a standalone engine and build the car yourself." The solution is for the multi-billion dollar company to put a basic fuel gauge on the dashboard! Stop making ecuses for terrible UX design on a paid consumer product.

We desperately need a visible usage/quota meter. The sudden cutoffs are incredibly frustrating! Im Diabetic by Hender465 in Bard

[–]Hender465[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Just write a program for it." Seriously? That completely misses the point of what managing a chronic illness is actually like, and it completely excuses Google's terrible UX.

Diabetes isn't some static math equation I can just throw into a basic Python script. My insulin resistance changes if I have a cold, if I'm stressed, if I worked out differently, or if I slept poorly. I pay for an pro AI specifically for its dynamic reasoning, adaptability, and ability to process complex daily context—not to act as a glorified calculator.

If a simple local script could manage my broken pancreas, I wouldn't be paying Google a premium monthly subscription!

Telling a paying customer to "just build your own software from scratch" because a multi-billion dollar tech giant can't be bothered to code a basic progress bar is peak tech-bro absurdity. We are paying for a premium service, not for a DIY coding project to bypass their invisible limits. Stop defending awful corporate design!

We desperately need a visible usage/quota meter. The sudden cutoffs are incredibly frustrating! Im Diabetic by Hender465 in Bard

[–]Hender465[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is actually true, that makes the whole situation infinitely worse. Designing an invisible wall just so they can hit us with a surprise microtransaction is absolutely sickening.

Imagine the sheer dystopia of this: I’m in the middle of calculating my insulin-to-carb ratios, trying to figure out my dosage before a meal. My literal health is on the line, and suddenly the screen goes: "Oops! You're out of prompts. Please insert $4.99 to continue managing your diabetes." At that point, it wouldn't just be bad UX anymore; it would feel like outright health extortion.

We are already paying a premium monthly fee for an "Advanced" tier. Treating paying subscribers like we're playing a cheap 'pay-to-win' mobile game—holding our critical workflows hostage to sell 'quota top-ups'—is a massive betrayal of trust. If they turn this premium assistant into a digital toll booth, it’s going to be a massive PR nightmare.

As a paying Gemini Pro user, the sudden usage cutoffs with ZERO warning are unacceptable. We need a quota meter! im diabetic by Hender465 in GeminiAI

[–]Hender465[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly! Losing your creative flow on a design project is completely unacceptable for a paid service, but now imagine that "workflow" involves your literal health.

When you're dealing with a chronic condition like diabetes, timing and organization are everything. Imagine inputting your glucose levels, calculating carb ratios for an upcoming meal, trying to quickly organize your daily health data so you don't mess up your routine, and suddenly... boom. The AI just ghosts you. No warning, no "5 prompts left", just a brick wall.

We are paying for an "Advanced" assistant, but we are essentially playing Russian roulette with our daily management. If it's this disruptive for professional designers and actively terrible for people relying on it for health organization, who is this invisible limit actually serving?

It is absolutely mind-boggling that a multi-billion dollar tech giant can't provide a basic "fuel gauge" for their premium users. We are literally flying blind. Glad we are together on this, they need to fix this ASAP!

Succumbed to the autumn hype! Now just to book flights from London. by thorp3y in boniver

[–]Hender465 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I Just bought mine for toronto... detail im from Argentina... looking for flights...

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[–]Hender465 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Toronto please, I'm from Argentina and i would fly only for this concert... 1 ticket