Google Antigravity users say their paid Google AI accounts were banned after linking Gemini models via OpenClaw; Peter Steinberger says he may “remove support”
Google has restricted accounts of AI Ultra subscribers who accessed Gemini models through OpenClaw, a third-party OAuth client …
Antigravity was introduced as an agent-first coding tool using Gemini 3 Pro alongside third-party models. Reports that paid accounts were restricted after OpenClaw OAuth use expose a boundary between that multi-model product posture and Google-controlled routes to Gemini.
First-order effects
Affected AI Ultra subscribers can lose access to Google AI services after connecting Gemini through OpenClaw, even though they are paid users.
OpenClaw’s Gemini integration is at risk: Peter Steinberger’s stated possibility of removing support would immediately narrow its supported-model options.
Second-order effects
Developers using Antigravity or OpenClaw must treat a direct Google-approved connection as distinct from third-party OAuth access, raising switching and workflow-continuity costs.
The episode creates pressure on third-party agent and client developers to clarify which model connections are permitted, especially where paid subscriptions do not establish portability rights.
Third-order effects
If providers increasingly enforce account-level rules around OAuth-mediated model use, model access will be governed not only by subscription tiers but also by approved client and distribution channels.
The tension is particularly acute for multi-model tools: Antigravity’s combination of Gemini and third-party models illustrates how product interoperability can coexist with tightly controlled access to an individual provider’s models.
The trend: This is one data point in the shift from selling model capability alone to controlling the clients, identities, and workflows through which that capability can be used.
OpenAI is starting to look like one of the best options if you don't want your account to get nuked. Cancelled my @claudeai subscription last week because of similar behaviour.
@steipete Same here. I'm a paying Google Antigravity Pro subscriber and I'm getting: “Cloud Code Assist API error (403): Gemini has been disabled in this account for violation of Terms of Service.” No warning. No explanation. No idea what rule I supposedly broke. They tell you to…
Pretty draconian from Google. Be careful out there if you use Antigravity. I guess I'll remove support. Even Anthropic pings me and is nice about issues. Google just... bans? https://news.ycombinator.com/ ...
I'm glad this is getting more attention Google will *rug* your entire Paid account, even if you pre-paid for an entire *YEAR* Fuck Google AI Products - never making that mistake again
@Google just banned my account for using @antigravity models in @openclaw bot through Oauth stating TOS violation. Not even a single warning before the ban and I haven't even received any mail regarding this as well. I got the Google AI Pro subscription free for a year using my […
They're *my* tokens *I* paid for, so if @Google want to ban me from paying them $250 a month for using *my tokens* in @steipete's @openclaw, I'll take my $250USD ai ultra per month to @OpenAI @MiniMax_AI @Kimi_Moonshot and @Zai_org who have replaced you. [image]
We've been seeing a massive increase in malicious usage of the Anitgravity backend that has tremendously degraded the quality of service for our users. We needed to find a path to quickly shut off access to these users that are not using the product as intended. We understand
Told the Antigravity team btw the problem is no transparent comms of who they banned, why, if banned users got notified (vs silent ban), what the appeals process is, if banned users got refunded. As a paying Antigravity user, you want to know you will not, one day, get silently
I've talked to the team and they tried to ban the biggest “abusers” of the service (in their view.) This ban is NOT for Google accounts “just” Antigravity usage! Confirmed with the team, until they post it in public
Google truly hates paying customers fwiw, another exhibit of this Also see how out of all the major providers they were the only ones not even trying to reach out to OpenClaw (the source of the problem probably) Every paying user banned will now dislike Google / Antigravity
This is just SO typical Google Engineers inside the company get inconvenienced but something - eg a spike in usage So they just silently ban paying users, deserved or not No communicating with the or the source of the problem (eg OpenClaw) This is why Google is hard to trust
Nobody should be surprised. The Google Gemini team are hardcore benchmaxxers. They don't build products for users, they build products for benchmark scores. The second real humans showed up and started using their system they panicked and hit the ban button. That tells you
My read? Google is on wrong side here. Should have warned users. Should have had a clearer terms of service. This was aimed at users coming in from OpenClaw. Badly executed, even if heart is in right place. But shows that demand is crushing even Google with all of its
@steipete If you're a Pro/Ultra member, you can get support here: https://one.google.com/... More context below and this does not effect rest of your features on the Pro/Ultra plan or your Google account. https://x.com/...