Is there a difference?

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I’m a beginner, I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question.

The Google API key for Gemini can be used in two ways:

  1. import google.generativeai as genai
  2. from google import genai

I’ve always used the first one - is there a difference in limits and charges? Since I’m using Flash which has 1500 RPD, are the rules the same for the second method? If so, what’s the actual difference between them?

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In the attached screenshot, method 1 is on the left, method 2 is on the right.

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Hi @Dawid_M,

The limits and charges remain same for both SDKs. The second one is the new SDK, which provides a unified interface to the Gemini model through both the Gemini Developer API and the Gemini Enterprise API (Vertex AI).

You can also go through the quickstart notebook.

Thanks

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Thank you for the guidance.