Gemini API - Has the free tier been discontinued? API keys remain unavailable

Gemini API
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Hello,

I’m trying to use the Gemini API, but I’m facing a persistent issue with API key availability.

My main question is: Has the free tier for the Gemini API been discontinued?

Here is the problem I’m encountering:

  1. My existing API key is showing as “unavailable” and is generating 429 errors.

  2. When I try to create a new API key, the new key also appears as “unavailable” immediately after creation.

Could you please clarify:

  • Is there still a free usage tier for the Gemini API?

  • Why are both old and new API keys showing as unavailable?

  • Is this a known issue or a change in policy?

Thank you for any information you can provide.

3

Me too. On my long-used Google account, creating a key shows as unavailable, but I can create a free key on a new account

5

Yeah, that works. But why the api key in the long-used Google account was changed to unavailable?

7

Thank you for taking the time to report this. We genuinely appreciate your feedback. I’ve passed this along to our team for investigation.

9

It says Unable to check your Google AI subscription but i taught its free and it instantly kicks me off the website