Gemini felt dumb on January 7, 2026.

I was just telling Gemini about an upcoming roadtrip while working, but the model started bombarding me with product recommendations—specific mice, portable screens, even Google Shopping links. It felt like an unwanted ad, so I had to add a note in my saved memories to stop the suggestions. The experience was frustrating and made me wonder if Google is pushing ads through the chat.

I was shocked to see the original Gemini 3.0 replaced by this “piece of garbage.” The new model couldn’t handle basic tasks, spitting out nonsense that would never make it to production. I felt angry and let down, so I pulled the plug on my subscription, wondering how anyone could trust this now.

I tried uploading a screenshot to Gem‑Bot (3 Pro) and asked it to describe what was in the picture. The bot paused, then bluntly said it couldn’t see the image and proceeded to guess anyway, spitting out a completely fabricated description. The whole exchange felt pointless and irritating, and I’m left wondering if anyone else is hitting the same wall.

I tried using Gemini 3 for a coding task and was shocked at how badly it performed. Every prompt resulted in broken snippets, syntax errors, and completely wrong logic, making my workflow a nightmare. Compared to Opus 4.5, it felt like a step backward, leaving me frustrated and doubting its usefulness.

I’ve been trying to get answers for the past three days, but the AI drags on for over 400 seconds each time and then just throws an “internal error” message. The endless waiting was irritating, and the repeated failures made me lose confidence in the tool’s reliability. It felt like the system was stuck, and I was left hanging each time I needed a quick response.

I’ve been using Google AI Studio for a while, but today it turned into a nightmare. After just a handful of messages, I hit an “exceeded quota” wall and was forced to consider a paid API key. On top of that, every response now drags on for up to 60 seconds, even on the Pro tier and with Gemini 3 Flash. The latency and sudden pay‑wall feel like a betrayal, and I’m left wondering if anyone else is suffering the same throttling or if Google is just nudging us to open our wallets.

I’ve been a huge fan of Gemini for months, but in the last few weeks it’s turned into a nightmare. The chats crawl, crash, and spew brief, sycophantic replies that contradict themselves. It hallucinates after just a few turns, ignores my instructions, repeats cheesy phrases, inserts personal data, and often fails to analyze images. Even spelling errors show up, and the endless “Would you like me to X?” prompts feel spammy. I’ve cleared everything, tweaked settings, and switched models—nothing helps, and it’s seriously hurting my workflow.