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    Google AI Studio pricing

    Google AI Studio is a free web playground plus API console for building with Google's Gemini models, billed per token from $0.30 per million input tokens on the entry model.

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    Cheap to try: the entry model (Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite) starts at $0.30 per million input tokens, so budgeting depends on estimated token volume rather than a fixed monthly threshold.

    Pricing. What does Google AI Studio cost ?

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    Permanent free plan

    • No base fee; limited access to certain Gemini models with free input and output tokens. Prompts and data may be used to improve Google's products.

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    • No base fee, billed per token. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: $0.30/1M input, $2.50/1M output tokens. Gemini 3.8 Flash: $0.75/1M input, $3.75/1M output through Dec 31, 2026 (rising to $1.50/$7.50 from Jan 1, 2027). Batch API gives a 50% discount; content not used to improve Google's products.

    Official pricingChecked on September 25, 2026

    Google AI Studio's billing traps

    Before you pay

    Token prices for Gemini 3.8 Flash are scheduled to rise on January 1, 2027 (from $0.75/$3.75 to $1.50/$7.50 per million tokens), and Search grounding requests beyond the free 5,000/month bill separately at $14 per 1,000.

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