Google AI Studio Starter Tier Missing – Unable to Publish VELORA AI Ecommerce OS

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Hello Google AI Studio Team,

I am trying to publish my full-stack application created with Google AI Studio Build Mode.

App name:
VELORA AI Ecommerce OS

Google Cloud Project:
gen-lang-client-03305199..

When I click Publish → Get Started, I reach the “Confirm project and billing” screen.

The screen only shows:

  • Default Gemini Project
  • No billing setup
  • Set up billing
  • Refresh

The Google Cloud Starter Tier option is completely missing.

I have already clicked Refresh multiple times, but nothing changes.

My application is working correctly inside Google AI Studio Build Mode, and I need to publish the updated production version.

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

Could you please check whether my account is eligible for the Google AI Studio Starter Tier and why the Starter Tier option is missing from the Publish flow?

Google Cloud Project ID:
gen-lang-client-03305199..

I have attached a screenshot of the “Confirm project and billing” screen.

Please advise how I can publish the application using the Starter Tier without enabling paid billing.

Thank you.

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Hello @abdo_abdo1 ,

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.