Request for manual review — 403 PERMISSION_DENIED on Free Tier Gemini API project

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Hello,

I am requesting a manual review of my Gemini API Free Tier project.

My API requests consistently return:

403 PERMISSION_DENIED
“Your project has been denied access. Please contact support.”

Project name: Gemini Stocky-FreeProject
Project ID: gen-lang-client-08178188..
Project number: 10539632254..

Billing tier: Free Tier / no billing attached.

I have already completed phone verification and enabled 2-Step Verification on the Google account associated with this project.

The API key is valid, but Gemini API generation requests continue to return 403 PERMISSION_DENIED.

My use case is a personal AI agent using the Gemini API through OpenClaw. I would like to remain on the Gemini API Free Tier.

Could you please review the project/account restriction and restore Free Tier Gemini API access if possible?

Thank you.

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Hi @Aida_Ascencio,
Please try the below steps:

  1. Check Model Availability & Rate Limits:

    • Ensure that the model you are requesting is available on your current plan. For example, not all models are available on the free tier. You can verify model availability, quotas, and limits on the AI Studio Rate Limit dashboard.

  2. Verify your Google Account:

  3. Upgrade to a Paid Tier:

    • If verifying your account does not restore access (or if using a model requiring a paid tier), you can unlock access by adding prepayment credits directly in Google AI Studio or attaching a Google Cloud Billing account in the Google Cloud Console.