429 "RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED" Error on Paid API Despite Being Far Below All Quota Limits

Gemini API
1

I’m encountering a persistent 429 error on my paid Google AI Studio API account, even though my usage dashboard clearly shows I’m nowhere near any limits.

Error Response:

json

{
  "error": {
    "code": 429,
    "message": "Resource has been exhausted (e.g. check quota).",
    "status": "RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED"
  }
}

The Problem: As you can see from the numbers above and the attached screenshot, I’m well within all limits across all models. The highest usage is only 36% of TPM on gemini-2.5-flash, yet I’m getting RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED errors.

The graphs in my dashboard show current usage at 0 for all three metrics (RPM, TPM, RPD), indicating no active rate limiting should be happening.

Questions:

  1. Is there a hidden quota or limit not displayed in the dashboard?

  2. Could this be a bug with quota tracking or enforcement?

  3. Has anyone else experienced this discrepancy between dashboard limits and API errors?

  4. Are there regional or other restrictions that might not show in the main quota view?

This is blocking my production application, and I’d greatly appreciate any insights or solutions.

Project Details:

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Persistent 429 "Resource Exhausted" on gemini-embedding-001 even with fresh keys/projects
3

I am having the same exact problem , even my AI studi playgroud is nt working , i get the same exact error

4

same issue here

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6

You will have to buy provisioned throughput units. We also ran into same problems with gemini 1.5 flash in the past and we were asked to buy provisioned throughput units

8

Hey All,

We’ve pushed a fix that should resolve the problem. Please let us know if you are still experiencing any issues.

Thanks for your patience while we sorted this out!

10

still getting the same issue, please try to look again!

12

@Rana_Usama,

Could you please DM me your project number?

16

I’m running into this too