So I’m working on a React App in AI Studio for my site ‘Moderated by moderator’ which I created to make C# projects from scratch or to modify existing projects. But after a few hours of work, I tend to get an internal error and it asks me to retry. This generally means my quota for AI Studio is now empty.
Well, it’s not my quota. It’s the free amount of quota that you are given every day to use AI Studio. If only it would use my quota, as then I could make things really interesting…
But no, AI Studio has a separate quota system for it’s users and that has a daily limit. A limit that’s too small for me at the moment. I am tempted to use AI Studio to build my own AI Studio variant…
Tempted, but I’m out of quota for today… 
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Hey @Katje,
Nice to see your comment again.. I remember you posting questions related to paid usage. Please suggest what would be an ideal quota limit for your use-case and I can share your feedback to the team..
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Well, good question. I don’t even know my exact current quota, but it tends to run out when I develop an App in AI Studio that also uses Imagen or has to deal with a lot of source code.
For example, I used AI Studio for my site ‘Moderated by moderator’ which I use to generate C# projects from scratch. It’s tailored to what I need and works quite well. But when I start modifying it in AI Studio and using the preview to test the code generator, it tends to run out fast. Yet on my own website, it just eats my personal quota and thus is limited to the size of my wallet. 
And while that site is just experimental, it has helped me to create some useful back-end services to use. But these projects can grow big (over a megabyte in some cases) and if AI Studio sends the project with my requests every time and uses that against my quota then I’m at risk to run out of quota and have a half-finished App.
Another project I’m working now is ‘Moderated by moderator’ , which is an App to generate characters for RPGs and various stories. Fortunately I haven’t run out of quota working on that App, but it also shows a pattern that I like in my apps: users can provide their Gemini API key and thus the AI in my app uses that key, and thus the related quota.
Why? Because I don’t want my quota to be used by others.
So I don’t want AI Studio to have a larger quota. I just want AI Studio to use my own quota for any AI interactions of my App. Because right now, my app eats from my AI Studio quota when I test it in AI Studio.
Ah! I understand now..
Thanks for elaborating on your use-cases.. Currently quotas are designed based on average usage data.. If the team identify shifts in user changes (anticipated with release of newer models) and has been consistent, then we will update quotas accordingly..
As you have multiple use-cases, do check if quotas for higher tiers can hold all your use-cases under one account.. If existing quotas doesn’t suffice and you need higher quota than tier-3, we will be happy to help you find a quota that works for you.
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Thanks!
So far, the quotas are okay, unless I work on an App in AI Studio that also uses Gemini, as the Sandbox in Preview will eat from the same quota as AI Studio. That is the annoying part.
Because my Apps allow users to provide an API key through settings in my App, I would expect my App to use the given API key and thus the related quota. Not the AI Studio quota.
Some of my use cases include code generators for C# and Image analysis. And in one case a ‘Story Generator’ that eats up a lot of quota as I provide it an image and background story and it has to write about 10 to 20 chapters, one by one. That project ate a lot of quota.
Food for Thought!
Asking users to provide an API key is a good idea. However, you can also develop an in-app credit system that allows users to purchase credits directly. This enables you to offer discounts, run in-app promotions, and make your app more attractive to users. If your usage surpasses Tier 3, you can request Google to provide a custom tier, which may qualify you for significantly more generous rate limits.
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True. Allowing users to buy credits to use my app could work. Except, I’m not really making commercial apps at the moment. I’m mostly playing around and discovering new things. The apps I make are more showcases of what I can do and what AI can do.
I would need to develop a complete credit system and accept payments in some way, do a lot of bookkeeping and even have to pay taxes over it. Ewwww. Taxes…
So far, my AI budget is set at $300 per month. That’s enough for my personal usage. I really don’t want to spend more than this. It’s still a hobby for me. (Which I will continue to do even when retired, which will be in 8 years or so.)
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