🎬 OpenAI and Google Slow Down Their Most Powerful Creative Models
▶️ Perplexity launches AI powered shopping...
Happy Monday everyone 👋 Rui and Luis here.
Today’s issue is packed. OpenAI and Google are quietly coordinating rate limits on Sora and Nano Banana Pro.
This is raising big questions about model safety, compute pressure, and the future of open access.
Let’s jump in.
💥 Big Story → OpenAI and Google Quietly Coordinate Rate Limits on Sora and Nano Banana Pro
OpenAI and Google appear to be enforcing synchronized rate limits across newly launched video models like Sora and Nano Banana Pro. Developers and creators reported identical throttling behaviors, which led to speculation about shared compute pressure and behind the scenes coordination.
💡 Highlights:
Creators are being throttled with identical usage caps across both models
Companies claim limits protect users from misuse
Some suspect both models rely on overlapping infrastructure or GPU shortages
Raises concerns about the future of open and unrestricted AI access
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🔦 Creator Spotlight
Creator: @PavolRusnak
Prompt:
CITY=Paris, France [Input yours]
Present a clear, 45° top-down isometric miniature 3D cartoon scene of [CITY], featuring its most iconic landmarks and architectural elements. Use soft, refined textures with realistic PBR materials and gentle, lifelike lighting and shadows. Integrate the current weather conditions directly into the city environment to create an immersive atmospheric mood.
Use a clean, minimalistic composition with a soft, solid-colored background.
At the top-center, place the title “[CITY]” in large bold text, a prominent weather icon beneath it, then the date (small text) and temperature (medium text).
All text must be centered with consistent spacing, and may subtly overlap the tops of the buildings.
Square 1080x1080 dimension.
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That’s a wrap for today 👋
Stay creative,
Luis & Rui
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