Hi everyone,
I have a Google One account with a 1-year free subscription I got for being a student.
I recently created an app in Google AI Studio, which includes a chatbot using Gemini.
My concern is: how can I check if I’m being charged for the usage of this app?
I noticed that the “Switch to API Key” option is turned off, but I’m still worried that it might generate costs.
Is there a place where I can track the usage/consumption of my app within Google AI Studio or Google Cloud?
Thanks!
Hi @pirilampo,
Welcome to the Google AI Forum! 
In AI Studio, If you click on “Get API Key” option, you can find the Tier information under “Plan” section.
If you are under “Free Tier” you don’t have to worry about it. If not, you will be billed based on your usage and restricted to rate limits that your tier qualifies. Please refer to the rate limits doc
Please do this check and let me know what you see..
Hello, thanks for your answer and sorry for the late reply.
I’ve tried what you suggested, but my project didn’t show up in the API key selection. I believe that this is because I haven’t deployed the APP. I have just tested it in the “build” tab in AI Studio.
Do you know if testing the chatbot in the build screen is Free?
Hi @pirilampo,
In order to test the full functionality of the app, it is better to download the code and test it locally or spin up an instance via GCP console.