About API charges

Gemini API
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Hi, I have read a lot of terms and announcements, but I still don’t quite understand the charging policy that will start in a few days.
I’ve only recently started using the Gemini API, limited to using python to complete a chatbot for groups. I’m wondering how future changes will affect me (request speed and max tokens to the bot)?
And if I don’t want to join the paid plan right now, do I need to take action, or just do nothing?

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Hi @Flint_Ting welcome to the forum!
Take a look at the pricing page - once billing is launched, you’ll see a change in the rate limits based on which model and which plan you opt for.

Also take a look at the announcement email sent to all users recently - it has a lot of information that will be helpful as you prepare for this. Specific points to note related to your question:

  • You still won’t be billed for your interactions with Gemini models directly within Google AI Studio.
  • If you use Gemini API from a project that has billing disabled, you can still use Gemini API free of charge, without the benefits available in our paid plan.
  • If you use Gemini API from a project that has billing enabled, your use will be subject to the pay-as-you-go pricing tier with the benefits available in our paid plan.
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Thanks a lot for your reply, but I am still confused about whether my api key is used from a project that’s billing enabled. My only key is gained from https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey, but I can’t see it in the Google cloud console. As mentioned before, I just use the key with google.ai in python.

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  • If you go to the API Key page on AI Studio and look at the table showing your key, there will be a column “Google Cloud project name”.

  • There is a “go to site” icon next to that name (which will probably be “Generative Language Client”. Click on that.

  • From there, click on the three bar menu in the upper left.

  • Then click on Billing. If you are on the free tier, it will say something like “This project has no billing account”

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Oh, yes, I just determined my API status based on your guidance. I has misunderstood the “Go To site” icon as buttons like “Rename” for days. Thank you for this detailed solution!