Google AI Studio Starter Tier is missing when I try to publish app

Google AI Studio
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Hello Google AI Studio Team,

I created a full-stack e-commerce application called NexusBD using Google AI Studio Build Mode.

I am trying to publish my application using the free Google Cloud Starter Tier.

However, when I click:

Publish → Get Started

I am taken to:

Step 1: Confirm project and billing

My Google Cloud project is:

ECOM

The screen shows:

ECOM
No billing setup

The only available buttons are:

Set up billing
Refresh

The Starter Tier option does not appear, even after clicking Refresh multiple times.

According to the current Google AI Studio documentation, eligible users should be able to publish up to 2 full-stack applications without setting up a Google Cloud billing account.

I do not want to enable paid Cloud Billing or add a payment method just to publish this application.

Could you please check:

  1. Whether my account is eligible for the Google Cloud Starter Tier.
  2. Why the Starter Tier option is not appearing in the Publish dialog.
  3. Whether this is a known issue.
  4. Whether the Starter Tier publishing entitlement can be enabled for my account.
  5. What steps I should take to publish my app using the free Starter Tier.

I have attached a screenshot showing the “No billing setup / Set up billing / Refresh” screen.

Thank you.

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Hello @Md_Raihan ,

Not all accounts are eligible for The Starter Tier. Please check out the caveats mentioned in the Google AI Studio deployment documentation. Eligibility is determined automatically, and we cannot review Starter Tier access manually.

You might want to consider linking a Cloud Billing account to your project.