AI Studio Build Mode repeatedly fails with "Quota limits exceeded", "Invalid argument", and "The dev server didn't start" on a Tier 1 paid project

Google AI Studio
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Hello Google AI Studio Team,

I believe I have encountered an AI Studio platform issue rather than an application issue.

Project:

  • StrainMatch
  • Tier 1 Paid
  • Build Mode (AI Studio Apps)

Summary:

Over the course of building a large production application, AI Studio has begun failing repeatedly with multiple platform errors.

Observed errors include:

• Quota limits exceeded
• Invalid argument
• The dev server didn’t start, please fix it
• Agent execution terminated due to error
• Unexpected error
• Requests occasionally cancel after only a few seconds

Important observations:

  • My project has successfully completed hundreds of implementation tasks before this began.
  • The application compiles successfully.
  • TypeScript passes.
  • Unit tests pass.
  • The failures occur before meaningful code generation begins.
  • Sometimes a brand-new chat inside the same project still fails.
  • The failures often occur even when my Tokens Per Minute usage is well below the project limit.

I have screenshots showing:

  • Quota limits exceeded
  • Invalid argument
  • Dev server failed to start
  • Agent execution terminated
  • TPM dashboard showing available quota
  • Successful previous builds immediately followed by failures

Could someone investigate whether this is an AI Studio Build Mode issue related to long-running projects, project state, quota accounting, or development environment initialization?

If there are any logs, diagnostics, or additional information I can provide, I would be happy to supply them.

Thank you.

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Hello @bubbason826 ,
Could you share via DM:

  1. Your Applet ID and Billing ID
  2. Which models you were using?
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Hi,

Thank you for getting back to me.

I’m happy to provide the requested information.

Applet ID:
I found my Billing ID, but I can’t locate an “Applet ID” anywhere in the AI Studio interface. Could you tell me where it’s displayed, or do you mean the App ID/project ID from the AI Studio URL?

Billing ID:
015463-5076EF-6388D7

Models Used:

  • Gemini 2.5 Pro (primary model used throughout development)
  • Build Mode within Google AI Studio Apps

Additional context

The project is StrainMatch, a long-running AI Studio application that has progressed through extensive engineering work.

The recurring issues I’ve observed include:

  • Quota limits exceeded despite waiting for quota recovery
  • Invalid argument
  • The dev server didn’t start
  • Agent execution terminated due to error

The application itself continues to:

  • Pass TypeScript compilation
  • Pass linting
  • Pass all unit tests
  • Successfully build

The failures appear to occur during AI Studio Build Mode execution rather than during application compilation.

If there are any logs or diagnostics I can provide to help isolate the issue, I’m happy to assist.

Is there a recommended maximum project size (files, tokens, or repository complexity) for AI Studio Build Mode before stability issues become more likely?

Thank you.

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Hello @bubbason826 ,

I have DM`ed you .