Why are the tts models no longer available for free on Google AI Studio?

Hello there.

I tried to generate something with the tts models yesterday (both Pro and Flash tts 2.5), but it asks me to get a paid API. Why?

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Hi @Ilyes_Bounihi , Welcome to forum!!!

The Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview TTS can be used for free, but only within its daily or token limits, if you go over these limits, you’ll need billing enabled for it to work. The Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview TTS model does not offer a free tier, so using it always requires a paid tier. Please go through this documentation for more information.

Hi thanks for the response.
I’m not talking about the developer api, but about the limits I found in the Google AI Studio interface itself.

Hi @Ilyes_Bounihi ,

Thanks for the response. Could you please confirm whether billing is enabled for your project?