> Google AI Studio
Google AI Studio (ai.google.dev) is the official developer platform for Google's Gemini model family. It offers both a generous free tier for prototyping and a paid production tier with higher rate limits, context caching, and data privacy guarantees.
// pros
- Google first-party official API — reliable, with leading model quality (Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash)
- Free tier needs no credit card, has no expiry, and an OpenAI-compatible endpoint is available
- Solid docs and console; keys can be generated for programmatic calls directly
// cons
- Free-tier data can be read by humans at Google and used to improve/train models ('Used to improve our products' = Yes); use paid tier for privacy-sensitive work
- Free allowances were cut in 2025-12, catching developers off guard; quotas are unstable
- No free tier in the EEA/Switzerland/UK — paid service only there
- Per-model limits differ and change; verify in the console yourself
Good for individuals and developers to try the Gemini family free for prototyping and learning; do not submit sensitive/confidential data on the free tier, switch to paid for privacy-critical use, and watch for quota and regional limits.
community_reputation
As Google's official platform its credibility is very high, and community/third-party sources (e.g. TokenMix) confirm a no-card, no-expiry free tier with strong models; but they consistently warn that free-tier data is used for training, allowances were cut before, and regional restrictions apply. It is a big-vendor first-party free tier, not a run-away/key-theft risk.
imported analysis — independent third party, not Uprouter editorial · verify before relying on it
How we estimated this: the free allowance is converted to a dollar value using the provider’s own pay-as-you-go rates for the models a typical developer would reach for. When the allowance is metered in requests, tokens or minutes rather than dollars, we assume median usage of the cheapest capable model. Because assumptions are involved, the figure carries the est. flag — treat it as an order of magnitude, not a quote.
note: Estimated based on high free-tier rate limits (RPD) vs paid input/output rates for equivalent usage.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | Free tier marks models 'Free of charge', needs no credit card and has no expiry; limits vary by model and time (2026 reports e.g. Gemini 2.5 Flash ~250/day, Pro ~100/day, ~250K shared TPM) — verify current quotas in the AI Studio console. No free tier in the EEA/Switzerland/UK. |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (Paid) | payg | — | $0.750 | $3.75 | Rates valid through Dec 31, 2026; 50% discount for Batch API. |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (Paid) | payg | — | $0.300 | $2.50 | — |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 26B A4B | $0.070 | $0.340 | 262k |
| Gemma 4 31B | $0.090 | $0.340 | 262k |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | $0.100 | $0.400 | 1.0M |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | $0.250 | $1.50 | 1.0M |
| Gemma 2 27B | $0.650 | $0.650 | 8k |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $0.750 | $3.75 | 1.0M |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | — | — | 1.0M |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | — | — | 1.0M |
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$ Does Google AI Studio have a free tier?
Yes — Google AI Studio offers a free tier that we value at roughly $15.00 in free credits (estimate — derived from rate-limited usage at pay-as-you-go prices). Always confirm current limits on Google AI Studio's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does Google AI Studio cost per 1M tokens?
The cheapest model we track at Google AI Studio is $0.070 per 1M input tokens and $0.340 per 1M output tokens. This is normalized from Google AI Studio's published pricing — verify with the provider before purchasing, since prices change frequently.
$ Is Google AI Studio safe to use?
Uprouter rates Google AI Studio as low risk. Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use Google AI Studio through Uprouter Connect?
Yes — Google AI Studio is Connect-compatible. Add your Google AI Studio API key in Uprouter Connect (encrypted at rest) and route requests to it through one OpenAI- and Claude-compatible API, optionally behind failover aliases. Uprouter meters the traffic in compute at the provider's listed rate.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
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live_status
full history →best-effort probes · not a guarantee · last 13h ago
| Checked | Status | Latency |
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| 13h ago | up | 215ms |
| 1d ago | up | 371ms |
| 1d ago | up | 311ms |
| 2d ago | up | 571ms |
| 3d ago | up | 200ms |
| 4d ago | up | 167ms |
| 12d ago | down | — |
Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
curl https://uprouter.online/api/connect/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer upr_live_YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{
"model": "google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello via Google AI Studio" }]
}'Metered in Uprouter compute — the usage log shows which upstream served each request and its exact cost.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.