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2026年10月22日

"povo AI" now includes the "ChatGPT 5.5" series, and image generation using "Nano Banana 2" is now available up to three times a day.

KDDI Corporation
Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co., Ltd.
KDDI Digital Life Co., Ltd.

KDDI, Okinawa Cellular, and KDDI Digital Life will add more AI models to "povo AI," which is provided free of charge (Note) to povo2.0 users within the povo2.0 app, starting October 22, 2026.
povo2.0 users will now have unlimited access to "ChatGPT 5.5," "ChatGPT 5.5 Pro," and "ChatGPT 5.5 Thinking" at no additional fees. Additionally, image generation using the image generation AI model "Nano Banana 2" will be available up to three times per day.
In addition to writing and gathering information, you can utilize highly functional AI models for various purposes such as image generation, tailored to your lifestyle.

povo will continue to incorporate the latest AI technologies and strive to create new value that supports our customers' daily lives, in addition to communication services, by providing service experiences that are tailored to each customer's lifestyle.

■ Usage procedure

■ povo AI overview

Target Audience Customers who have povo2.0 contracts
Fee Free
Additional AI models "ChatGPT 5.5" "ChatGPT 5.5 Pro" "ChatGPT 5.5 Thinking"
"Nano Banana 2"
*Image generation using "Nano Banana 2" is limited to 3 times per day.
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AI models currently available
"GPT-4o" "GPT-5" "Perplexity Sonar"
*Due to OpenAI discontinuing its APIs, "o3-mini" and "GPT-3.5" will be discontinued on October 22, 2026. Additionally, "GPT-5" is scheduled to be discontinued on December 11, 2026.
*We have reviewed the services covered and "Perplexity Sonar" is scheduled to be discontinued on November 23, 2026.

* Customers using povo2.0 app version 1.61.0 or earlier will need to update the app.

(Note) Additional data capacity for povo2.0 is required.

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*The information listed in the topics section is current as of the date of publication.