# Tier 2 Gemini 3.5 Transcribe shows 10,000 RPD but API enforces 100 RPD

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/tier-2-gemini-3-5-transcribe-shows-10-000-rpd-but-api-enforces-100-rpd/183223>\
**Category:** Gemini API\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [September 16, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/tier-2-gemini-3-5-transcribe-shows-10-000-rpd-but-api-enforces-100-rpd/183223 "2026-09-16T03:55:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nadheem\_Nazar](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/nadheem_nazar/32/149982_2.png) [@Nadheem\_Nazar](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Nadheem_Nazar)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/tier-2-gemini-3-5-transcribe-shows-10-000-rpd-but-api-enforces-100-rpd/183223/1 "2026-09-16T03:55:41Z")

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Hello,

I am using Gemini API with a **Tier 2** project.

For **gemini-3.5-transcribe** , both Google AI Studio and Google Cloud Quotas show:

- Paid Tier 2 request limit per day: **10,000**
- RPM: **1,000**
- TPM: **100,000**

But my API requests are failing with HTTP 429:

`Quota exceeded for metric: generativelanguage.googleapis.com/generate_requests_per_model_per_day, limit: 100, model: gemini-3.5-transcribe`

So the API is enforcing only **100 requests/day** , even though my Tier 2 quota shows **10,000 requests/day**.

I have confirmed that the API key belongs to the same Tier 2 project.

Could you please check why the API is applying the 100-RPD limit instead of the Tier 2 10,000-RPD limit?

I can provide screenshots showing:

1. AI Studio Tier 2 rate limit = 10,000 RPD
2. Google Cloud quota = 10,000 RPD for Paid Tier 2
3. CMD/API error showing enforced limit = 100

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Sai\_Deepika\_K](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/sai_deepika_k/32/34803_2.png) [@Sai\_Deepika\_K](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Sai_Deepika_K)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/tier-2-gemini-3-5-transcribe-shows-10-000-rpd-but-api-enforces-100-rpd/183223/2 "2026-09-16T16:34:59Z")

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Hello @Nadheem_Nazar ,

DM’ed you for more details.

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**Author:** ![jhlou](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/jhlou/32/151582_2.png) [@jhlou](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/jhlou)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/tier-2-gemini-3-5-transcribe-shows-10-000-rpd-but-api-enforces-100-rpd/183223/3 "2026-09-23T06:59:10Z")

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Hi Sai,

I am on Tier 1 using Gemini 3.5 Transcribe and I keep hitting RPD limit of 100 requests.

I know this can be resolved by upgrading to Tier 2, but Tier 2 requires spending of $100. So since I cannot ‘spend’ more to get upgraded faster, is there anything else I can do to upgrade the tier?

I have put down my temporary request in Google Forms but not sure how effective is that channel.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Sai\_Deepika\_K](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/sai_deepika_k/32/34803_2.png) [@Sai\_Deepika\_K](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Sai_Deepika_K)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/tier-2-gemini-3-5-transcribe-shows-10-000-rpd-but-api-enforces-100-rpd/183223/4 "2026-10-12T15:42:40Z")

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Hello,

This should have been resolved. Please retry and let us know.