# Wanting free project

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/wanting-free-project/190559>\
**Category:** Gemini API\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [October 19, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/wanting-free-project/190559 "2026-10-19T02:11:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Leahmeah](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/leahmeah/32/159613_2.png) [@Leahmeah](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Leahmeah)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/wanting-free-project/190559/1 "2026-10-19T02:11:29Z")

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_My Google AI Studio project says “This Project’s API access is restricted. Please set up billing to continue.” I only want to use the Gemini API free tier and do not want to enable billing. Can you review whether this project is eligible for free-tier access and explain how to restore it?_