Google AI Studio Free Tier
Google AI Studio offers a free tier for all Gemini models with rate limits. No credit card required — includes access to Gemini 2.5 Pro, Flash, and Flash-Lite.
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Free Tier Details
Gemini 2.5 Pro5 req/min, 100 req/day
Gemini 2.5 Flash10 req/min, 250 req/day
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite15 req/min, 1,000 req/day
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Google reduced free tier rate limits by 50-80% in December 2025 due to abuse. Free tier usage data may be used to improve Google products. All models share a 250,000 tokens/min limit.
Cheapest Paid Models on Google AI Studio
When you need more than the free tier, these are the most affordable options.
| Model | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite | 1049K | $0.075 | $0.300 |
| Gemini 2.0 Flash | 1049K | $0.100 | $0.400 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 | 1049K | $0.100 | $0.400 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | 1049K | $0.100 | $0.400 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | 1049K | $0.250 | $1.50 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | 1049K | $0.300 | $2.50 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) | 33K | $0.300 | $2.50 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | 1049K | $0.500 | $3.00 |
| google-gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview | — | $0.500 | $3.00 |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | 1049K | $1.00 | $20.00 |
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