Hello ,
I am consistently receiving a 429 Too Many Requests error when using the Gemini API with my Free Tier key. I have tested this with multiple models, including Gemini 2.0 and Gemini 2.5, and the error occurs on all of them.
My setup is on n8n Cloud, and I can confirm my usage is extremely low—far below the limit. My workflows run sequentially and typically make only 2-3 requests per minute. I have already checked my quotas in the Google Cloud Console, and there are no indications that I have exceeded any limits.
Here is the specific error:
[GoogleGenerativeAI Error]: Error fetching from https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.5-flash:streamGenerateContent?alt=sse: [429 Too Many Requests] You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. For more information on this error, head to: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits.
I’ve noticed a significant number of developers reporting this exact same issue across this community forum and other platforms over the last three days. All reports seem to involve the Free Tier, even with very low API call frequency.
This leads me to my main question: Given the recent surge in similar reports, could this be a system-wide issue with the Google API service affecting Free Tier users, rather than an individual quota problem?
Any official acknowledgment or information on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
