[CRITICAL-BUG] Massive Overbilling by Gemini API (Over $70k), Charges Still Increasing by $10k Daily Even After Deleting All API Keys

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If you are experiencing a similar bug, please contact billing support with the following information:

  1. Inform them that a Gemini billing bug is occurring.

A bug in the billing system is causing erroneous charges on ‘Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Image Generation’ for some users. All such charges will be refunded.

  1. Open the Gemini API in your billing statement, take a screenshot that includes ‘Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Image Generation’, and send it to them (attached).

  2. Send them this thread on the Google Developer Forum.
    Gemini API cost suddenly skyrocketed - #107 by Tomohisa_Ikuta

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