# Google (Gemini API): Free of charge input/output on Free Tier models (rate-limited)

- Status: live
- Category: LLM APIs
- Offer type: free tier
- Credit value: Free of charge input/output on Free Tier models (rate-limited)
- Eligibility: Anyone with an AI Studio API key (free tier project)
- How to claim: Create an API key in Google AI Studio
- Claim URL: https://aistudio.google.com/apikey
- Source URL: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-19T06:09:26-04:00 (Oct 19, 2026, 6:09 AM ET), HTTP 200

> Source quote (verbatim from the source page):
> "Start building free of charge with generous limits"

Page: https://perq.sh/offers/gemini-api-free-tier