Gemini felt dumb on March 15, 2026.

I tried adding Nano Banana to my 3D workflow as a finishing touch, hoping for realistic lighting and polish. After upgrading to Gemini Plus, the images are technically larger but look blurry, like a low‑res picture that was just upscaled. It’s frustrating because I’ve seen much sharper results elsewhere, and now I’m left questioning whether the upgrade actually helped.

I’ve been using Nano Banana for a while, and the last two weeks have been a nightmare. The output that used to be crisp and sharp is now a blurry, pixelated mess at every resolution—1K, 2K, even 4K looks like 480p. And they haven’t lowered the API price, so I’m paying full price for sub‑par results. It feels like a total scam, and the drop in quality is incredibly frustrating.

I tried to use Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview for research, but every time the response includes a URL I get an “Output error”. The problem started just today, and now I can’t pull any links or do any research tasks. It’s frustrating because the tool used to work fine yesterday, and this glitch is holding me back from getting the information I need.

I asked the model to hook up to Ventusky’s data and build an operator bot that crunches the numbers. It delivered the whole thing flawlessly, even crafting a sleek interface that looked polished. The experience felt surprisingly smooth—like the AI just got what I needed without a hitch, leaving me impressed and relieved.