Hi,
I’m using the Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview model via the Gemini Developer API and I’d like to clarify the scope of the Grounding with Google Search free tier limit.
According to the official pricing page (ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing), the free allowance for Grounding with Google Search is 5,000 prompts per month, after which usage is billed at $14 per 1,000 search queries.
My question is: is this 5,000 prompt/month counter tracked at the Google Cloud project level, or at the billing account level (aggregated across all projects linked to the same billing account)?
This is relevant for organizations managing multiple projects under the same billing account, as it directly impacts architectural decisions (e.g., whether to consolidate workloads in one project or distribute them across multiple projects).
Could you also clarify whether the counter resets on the 1st of each calendar month, or on a rolling 30-day window?
Thank you.