CRITICAL BUG: Paid Project (Tier 1) Stuck on Free Tier Token Limit

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  1. Summary of Issue:

    “I am a paid user with a Google One AI Plus subscription, and my Google Cloud Project is linked to a valid, active billing account. Despite this, my API key is being aggressively throttled and returning a 429 Resource Exhausted error on all models, indicating I am stuck on the Free Tier quota.”

  2. Project Details:

    “My Google Cloud Project ID is: [Find your Project ID from the Cloud Console URL or project selector]” “The API key (visible in Google AI Studio as Tier 1) is working, but being throttled.”

  3. Detailed Evidence (Referencing Your Screenshots):

    A. Request Per Minute (RPM) Override Confirmed: “I have manually overridden the main RPM quota, and it is now set to 10,000 requests/minute in the Cloud Console, with a current usage of 0.01%. (Attach the Quota Screenshot showing 10,000 RPM).” B. Root Cause Identified (The Bug): “The core issue is confirmed to be the persistent presence and enforcement of a Free Tier Quota Metric on my paid project. When searching by metric in the Quotas page, the following FREE TIER metric is actively listed and causing the throttle:”

    Metric ID: generativelanguage.googleapis.com/generate_content_free_tier_input_token_count (Attach the Screenshot showing this metric name in the dropdown).

  4. Action Request (What You Need):

    “Since this appears to be a synchronization bug where the API is ignoring the paid billing status, I request a manual review of my project’s billing tier status and an internal synchronization to permanently remove the Free Tier quota throttle and correctly apply the paid-tier limits.”

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Facing the exact same issue as of this morning.

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Hi @aiad_ali, @PatrickMaia,

The recent issues affecting AI studio and Gemini API have been resolved, and all systems are operational again. We apologize for the inconvenience and disruption this may have caused to your applications and workflows. Please let us know if you continue to face any issues.

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same issue here!!! 429 error!!!

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Hi all,

Hope you are having a issue free coding time.. Just wanted to check if any of you are still facing issues here?

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Saya juga sampai detik ini bingung mau diapakan token selain membuat web, domain, dan beberapa fitur tampilan atau walpaper. Ada kah sumbangan

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same issue here!!! 429 error!!!

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