Google Gemini API free tier
The Google Gemini API offers input and output tokens for eligible Gemini models and Gemma 4 on the free tier. Content submitted on the free tier may be used to improve Google products, and request limits vary by model.
- What you get
- Free input and output tokens for eligible Gemini models and Gemma 4
- Price
- Free tier · Model-specific request limits
- Valid until
- To be confirmed
- Requirements
- Only some models support the free tier · Model-specific request limits apply per project · Daily request limits reset at midnight US Pacific Time · Free tier inputs and outputs may be used to improve Google products · Billing setup is required only when switching to the paid tier
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Details
The free tier on the Google Gemini API pricing page provides input and output tokens for some Gemini models and Gemma 4 at no charge. Not all models support the free tier. Higher request limits, the Batch API, and Google's most advanced models are available on the paid tier.
Get an API key from Google AI Studio and start making calls right away. Set up billing in AI Studio when switching to the paid tier.
Request limits apply per project, not per API key, and vary by model. The number of requests per day resets at midnight US Pacific Time. Content submitted under the free tier may be used to improve Google products. The January 1, 2027 date listed in the pricing table is when paid-tier rates change, and no end date for the free tier has been announced.
Sources and verification history
- Collection channel
- Official page
- Collected at
- 2026.10.05 10:11 KST
- First published
- Updated
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- Related posts
- Free tier for eligible Google Gemini API models