Free Tier · verified Aug 11, 2026
Google Gemini API: Gemini API free tier for selected models
New Gemini API projects start on a free tier with selected models available at no token charge up to model-specific limits. Not every model or modality has a free tier.
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What you actually get
- Eligibility
- Developers with an active Google AI Studio project; regional model availability applies.
- Rate and usage limits
- Model-specific. Google AI Studio shows the active project's quota; preview models can have stricter limits.
- Models
- Selected Gemini models marked Free Tier on the official pricing page
- Card requirement
- no for Free tier
- Regions
- Global Except Restricted
- After the free allowance
- Wait for quota reset or link billing and move to a paid usage tier.
- Data and privacy catch
- Google's pricing table marks free-tier content as usable to improve products; paid-tier treatment differs.