Google AI Studio Starter Tier not available when publishing my app

Google AI Studio
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Hello,

I am trying to publish a full-stack application created in Google AI Studio Build mode using the free Starter Tier.

My Google account is a personal Gmail account.

My Firebase project is currently on the Spark free plan and I have not configured Google Cloud billing.

When I click Publish in Google AI Studio, I only see:

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

Refreshing does not change anything.

The project is locked because it is required by Firebase.

Cloud Run has no services deployed.

I do not want to enable billing or add a credit card. I would like to use the free Starter Tier as documented.

Could you please check why the Starter Tier is not being provisioned for my account/project?

Google Cloud project:
gen-lang-client-0624308…

Thank you.

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Hello @Xamira_Pinzon ,

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.