# 429 error despite having tier 1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Gemini API\ **Tags:** ai-studio, api\ **Created:** [October 16, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/429-error-despite-having-tier-1/107572 "2025-10-16T23:19:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nicole](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/nicole/32/34105_2.png) [@Nicole](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Nicole)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/429-error-despite-having-tier-1/107572/1 "2025-10-16T23:19:34Z")
Hello, I am currently getting a Proxy Error 429 despite being paid tier 1. **PROXY ERROR 429: {“error”:{“message”:“Resource has been exhausted (e.g. check quota).”,“code”:429,“type”:“aistudio\_error”}} (unk)** I already contacted the Cloud Billing Support but they redirecting me here. Can someone help fix the issue? ---
**Author:** ![chunduriv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@chunduriv](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/chunduriv)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/429-error-despite-having-tier-1/107572/2 "2025-10-16T23:50:09Z")
Hi @Nicole, Welcome to the Forum, First, please confirm that your project has a fully enabled Google Cloud Billing account linked. If the issue persists, we’ve launched a new Rate Limit dashboard within Google AI Studio to assist with monitoring and diagnosing these issues. This tool allows you to monitor your API usage, filter charts, and check rate limits for all models without leaving the platform. We encourage you to utilize this tool, and if you observe any discrepancy between the displayed limits and the official[Gemini API rate limits](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits), please inform us. ---
**Author:** ![Nicole](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/nicole/32/34105_2.png) [@Nicole](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Nicole)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/429-error-despite-having-tier-1/107572/3 "2025-10-16T23:54:00Z")
Hello @chunduriv , I have my billing connected to the Google Cloud Billing. Also, I checked the API rate limits and I am no where near the limit. I haven’t even used the API today until about an hour ago but it immediately gave me a 429 error. ---
**Author:** ![chunduriv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@chunduriv](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/chunduriv)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/429-error-despite-having-tier-1/107572/4 "2025-10-17T00:11:38Z")
Hi @Nicole, To help debug the issue, could you please share a screenshot of the Rate Limit Dashboard? Also, direct message me your project ID. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Nicole](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/nicole/32/34105_2.png) [@Nicole](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Nicole)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/429-error-despite-having-tier-1/107572/5 "2025-10-17T00:16:02Z")
Hello @chunduriv , Here is my Rate Limit Dashboard. ![API Dashboard](https://d3qe71uytubmmx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/d/2/d24afdc47b02e68f97e36ea6e1faff301b7e06f3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nicole](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/nicole/32/34105_2.png) [@Nicole](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Nicole)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/429-error-despite-having-tier-1/107572/6 "2025-10-17T01:10:59Z")
@chunduriv Were you able to receive my direct message with the project ID? ---
**Author:** ![chunduriv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@chunduriv](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/chunduriv)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/429-error-despite-having-tier-1/107572/8 "2025-10-17T18:37:48Z")
Hi @Nicole, Yes, Thank you for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![mike11](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/mike11/32/82900_2.png) [@mike11](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/mike11)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/429-error-despite-having-tier-1/107572/10 "2026-01-14T10:13:34Z")
Hi, I’m facing the same issue (please see my Rate Limit Dashboard screenshot). I’m on a paid plan (Tier 1) and continue to receive a 429 error. I get the 429 error when I try to use the batch API. It works with the “Standard API”, which is 2x as expensive for gemini-embedding-001 as the batch API. Is there a solution to use the batch API? ![image](https://d3qe71uytubmmx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/f/7/f71d9a6fa6709a6bc6c1a656b2a765ce37d73b2e.png) Thanks ---
**Author:** ![mike11](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/mike11/32/82900_2.png) [@mike11](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/mike11)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/429-error-despite-having-tier-1/107572/12 "2026-01-14T10:55:38Z")
Also, please find the Tier details: ![image](https://d3qe71uytubmmx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/f/d/fd6ce462809ab50e4685bdd70aac54c783e5915c.png)