As recorded at collection: 25+ Google Cloud products always free
As recorded at collection: The cloud service Google Cloud offers more than 25 products free up to set monthly usage limits, with no expiration. A credit card is required to create a Google Cloud billing account, but Gemini API is available in Google AI Studio without a credit card.
- What you get
- Free use of at least 25 products within monthly usage limits
- Price
- Free within each service’s monthly usage limit
- Valid until
- No time limit
- Requirements
- Credit card required to create a Google Cloud billing account · Gemini API available in Google AI Studio without a card · Limits apply per billing account, not per project
Details
The free offer includes 1 e2-micro virtual machine, 5GB of Cloud Storage, 1TB of BigQuery data queries, and 2 million Cloud Run requests. Gemini API, a feature for calling AI models from another program, allows 100-1,000 requests per day depending on the model.
You can use the free usage allowance by creating a Google Cloud billing account, which requires a credit card. The free Gemini API usage allowance is available in Google AI Studio without a credit card.
The free usage allowance resets at the start of each monthly billing cycle. Unlike the $300 trial, which expires after 91 days, it has no usage time limit and remains available even after switching to a paid account. Usage limits apply per billing account, not per project.
Sources and verification history
- Collection channel
- aicredits
- Collected at
- September 10, 2026, 10:17 KST
- First published
- Updated