A total of 228 requests were made, and the total input tokens were 338k. Why was a charge of $54.8 deducted?

We were in the exact same situation, so we just posted the cause and solution. Please take a look. [image] [CRITICAL-BUG] Massive Overbilling by Gemini API (Over $70k), Charges Still Increasing by $10k Daily Even After Deleting All API Keys Gemini API To all developers u…

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Thank you! Our monthly bill was around $100, but now we’re being charged $70,000. Please check this. This bug does not stop even if we delete the API key, so it is not a leak of the API key. We know this is difficult, but we appreciate your cooperation for the sake of Gemini, a great product.

The problem of excessive API charges

Gemini API

Tomohisa_Ikuta September 2, 2025, 3:40am 3

We were in the exact same situation, so we just posted the cause and solution.
Please take a look.

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The problem of excessive API charges

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