Clarification on Rate Limits and monitoring capabilities in Google AI Studio

Hello! I actively use Google AI Studio and have encountered a need to better understand the current request limits. Periodically, while working in the chat, I receive a notification saying, “You’ve reached your rate limit. Please try again later.” After that, I have to wait about a minute to continue. I understand that this is related to rate limits for free product usage. For more efficient and predictable work, I would like to receive more detailed information. Could you please clarify the following points:

  • Specific limit values: What are the exact rate limit values set for users in Google AI Studio? (e.g., 60 requests per minute).
  • Limit type: What type of limit is most often reached in interactive chat mode? Is it a limit on the number of requests per minute (RPM), on the total number of tokens per minute (TPM), or some other mechanism?
  • Tracking possibilities: Is there any way to monitor the current state of these limits in real time? For example:
    • Is a counter of remaining requests/tokens displayed anywhere in the AI Studio interface?
    • Is information about remaining limits transmitted in HTTP response headers (e.g., X-RateLimit-Remaining) that could be tracked through developer tools in the browser?

Understanding these details, and ideally, being able to see the current status of the limits would allow me to avoid sudden interruptions and more effectively plan intensive work sessions in AI Studio.

Thank you very much for your help and for the excellent tool!

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