Google has begun suspending user accounts Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultraincluding subscribers who pay up to 250 dollars monthlyfor accessing Gemini using open source AI agent tools like OpenClaw y Opencode. The suspension is materialized with a Error HTTP 403 and is based on the clause of the Terms of Service which prohibits the use of Google services with “products not provided by Google”.
What does OpenClaw do that triggers Google blocking?
OpenClaw emulates the authentication process Google Antigravity, Google’s conversational AI backend infrastructure, to establish sessions that circumvent the usage limits and cost structure provided in subscription plans. Google detects this login emulation as unauthorized interference in its backend systems.
The critical difference with respect to a standard use of the API is in the computational consumption pattern. While a human user generates intermittent and moderately loaded requests, an autonomous AI agent like OpenClaw can execute continuous requestshigh frequency and with higher inference cost per session. According to information published in Techzine Globalthis load far exceeds the usage parameters that Google sized for its subscription plans, even those of the Ultra tier. Many users have protested because they have been blocked without prior notice.
What is Google’s official position and the response from the creator of OpenClaw?
Google justifies the suspensions by claiming «mal uso del backend de Antigravity»without having issued prior warnings to affected users. Peter Steinbergercreator of OpenClaw, publicly described the measure as «draconiana» in statements collected by India Today on February 23, 2026, arguing that its users use the tool to automate legitimate workflows and that they have paid their subscriptions.
Developer testimonials published on Gigazine On February 24, 2026, they document loss of total access to work environments without prior notification, which places the conflict at the level of business continuity for development teams that had integrated OpenClaw into their production pipelines.
What role does the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) report play in these restrictions?
The suspensions coincide with an alert from the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) about the abuse of Gemini by malicious actors, including malware PromptSpyused to automate hacking tasks and attack orchestration using the Gemini API. This temporal coincidence indicates that tightening API anomalous usage detection filters is part of a broader security response and not exclusively commercial.
In technical terms, Google’s detection systems today do not accurately distinguish between a legitimate AI agent with high volume of use and a malicious automated client: both generate similar traffic patterns (absence of standard browser fingerprint, long sessions, request frequency above the 95th percentile of human users) which has led to restrictions being applied indiscriminately.
Gemini Official API vs. Third-party wrappers: the underlying conflict
The central debate for B2B teams that automate flows with Gemini is the choice between Official Gemini API (with your RPM (requests per minute) and TPM (tokens per minute) limits documented in the plans Gemini 2.0 Flash y Gemini 1.5 Pro) and wrappers like OpenClaw or Opencode, which historically offered greater integration flexibility but they operate in a contractual gray area.
The use of the official API implies assuming the limits of the contracted tier, paying for actual consumption of tokens via Google AI Studio o Vertex AIand operate under a clear contractual framework. The wrappers that emulate the Antigravity web login, on the other hand, They do not have a guarantee of continuity of serviceas has been demonstrated with these massive suspensions. However, they can be a good option to experiment with less expensive and easy-to-use solutions, which on the other hand raises a potential danger of Shadow IT.
Technical conclusion
Suspension of user accounts Google AI Pro and Ultra for the use of OpenClaw y Opencode con Gemini sets a relevant precedent for B2B automation architectures based on language models: access through unofficial wrappers that emulate the backend of Google Antigravity It is not technically viable in the long term. The convergence between the response to the report of the STRONGLY on PromptSpy and tightening usage policies indicates that Google is implementing stricter API traffic controls across its inference layer. Development teams that depend on Gemini in production must migrate their integrations to the Official Gemini API via Vertex AI o Google AI Studio to guarantee operational continuity and contractual compliance.
