Helping a coworker fix an issue: He was using Gemini to generate images, but kept getting “I can’t complete your request right now, try something else.” Usually there are two directions: first, the browser’s local data is messed up—cache or login state got corrupted. Try an incognito window first; if it works, it’s a local issue and just clear the cache.
Second, the prompt itself triggered the safety filter—that filter keeps changing, and sometimes a perfectly normal word gets caught. Break up the description, rephrase it, and retry, and it usually goes through. If it keeps happening for days no matter what you do, it’s not random—you gotta think about account or regional policies.
My coworker ended up fixing it by switching to incognito and tweaking the wording. Don’t jump to thinking your computer is broken; first figure out if it’s blocked locally or on the server side—saves a lot of time.