Gemini felt dumb on January 29, 2026.

I tried Gemini Pro after hearing all the hype, but it left me disappointed. The UI quirks—like conversation tabs not showing names and no right‑click shortcuts—made navigation a hassle, and the research mode forced me to start new chats for follow‑ups. Hallucinations popped up far more often than with ChatGPT, and the Google Drive integration felt painfully limited, handling only a few rows or single files. Overall, the experience was frustrating and felt like a step back, so I’m back to using ChatGPT.

I tried to run my usual litRPG role‑play using Gemini 3 Pro in the app, expecting at least a decent experience as a Pro subscriber. Instead the model completely ignored my attached context, hallucinated details, and rushed every prompt, ruining tone and pacing. The tool’s behavior was frustratingly off‑script and made the whole narrative unusable.

I kept feeding Gemini 3 Flash simple medical phrasing and it churned out basic misspellings, weird word choices and even Korean or Vietnamese words that didn’t belong. I tried low‑thinking mode, prompt steering, temperature tweaks—nothing helped. The constant typo‑spam feels frustrating, especially since I have a live product and can’t keep updating models at the last minute.

I tried using the app for a couple of days, but it kept glitching—long conversations would reload old messages repeatedly, and chats would close on their own. The promised 2‑minute context window never showed up; after just 1–2 days it started forgetting things I’d mentioned and even dropped the charts and files I’d uploaded. The whole experience was irritating and made me constantly repeat myself.

I tried to run Nano Banana Pro in AI Studio, but every single request just hangs for minutes before popping up “An internal error has occurred.” It never gives a response no matter what I ask, even after creating a new account. The endless loading and repeated crashes made the tool feel completely unusable and extremely frustrating.

I tried to cut down a massive learning curve by asking Gemini for a “Usage Audit” instead of a full tutorial. The AI quickly listed the five Premiere Pro tools that power most viral vlogs, ignoring obscure features. I followed its micro‑curriculum, mastered those tricks in a couple of hours, and knocked out a polished video. The process felt empowering and turned my overwhelm into clear, actionable steps.

I keep hitting a “User has exceeded quota” error almost every two prompts, and it’s driving me nuts. It makes the whole experience feel broken and impossible to use, and I’m left wondering if anyone else has the same problem or if there’s any fix. The constant interruptions are really frustrating.

I tried using Gemini and kept feeling it was rushing through my prompts, barely thinking before spitting out an answer. It seemed optimized for speed rather than depth, leaving me doubting its code suggestions and constantly double‑checking with another model. The experience was frustrating, like the tool was cutting corners to stay cheap and fast.