Google's official Gemini playground with generous free quota
Introduction
Google AI Studio is the official playground for Gemini: try flagship models on the web, tune prompts, grab an API key — with free quotas generous enough to prototype on Gemini Flash in production-ish volume. For indie developers it is the lowest gate to top-tier models, with one-click code export.
Key Features
- Flagship Gemini free to try
- Prompt tuning with system instructions
- One-click integration code export
- Multimodal inputs (image/audio/video)
- API keys for direct production use
Pros
- Extremely generous free quotas
- Zero distance to Gemini flagships
Cons
- Mainland access needs international network
Pricing
Web is free; the API has free allowance then usage-based billing.（See official site for current pricing）
FAQ
Commercial on free tier?
Free-tier data may improve models; use paid API for commercial work.
Relation to Vertex AI?
AI Studio targets individuals; Vertex targets enterprise production.
Rate limits?
Free tier has RPM/daily caps.
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