all tiers / Google
Gemini API (AI Studio) free tier limits (2026)
free input/output tokens on a subset of gemini models. free-tier rate limits are no longer published in the docs; google says to view them in ai studio.
per minutenot verified
per daynot verified
per monthnot verified
other limits / notes from sourceper-model RPM/TPM/RPD shown only in AI Studio (not on the public docs page). RPD resets at midnight Pacific. Google Search grounding: 500 RPD free on 2.5 Flash/Flash-Lite.
card requiredno
phone requirednot verified
used for trainingyes (outside EEA/CH/UK)
region restrictionsterms (effective 2026-03-23): only Paid Services may be used to make API clients available to users in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK. for users there, paid-services data terms apply to unpaid quota too.
models included
gemini-3.8-flashgemini-3.6-flashgemini-3.5-flash-litegemini-3.1-flash-litegemini-3-flash-previewgemini-2.5-progemini-2.5-flashgemini-2.5-flash-litegemini-3.8-flash-ttsgemini-3.8-flash-lite-ttsgemini-3.1-flash-tts-previewgemini-3.8-livegemini-3.5-live-translate-previewgemini-3.5-transcribegemini-3.5-transcribe-livegemini-embedding-2gemini-robotics-er-2-previewgemma
notes
not on free tier: gemini-4-argon, gemini-3.1-pro-preview, image models (nano banana), omni flash, veo, lyria. card_required=false because the docs list the free tier qualification as 'active project or free trial' and billing is only needed for tier 1+.
gaps: phone required not verified yet. know the answer? the official link is the only source we accept.
sources
- https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
- https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits
- https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms
change history
- observed gemini 4 argon isn't on the free tier
- change gemini api terms: paid services only for apps serving eea/ch/uk users
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