Gemini API Free Tier & Pricing (2026)
Free tier: Yes
AI Studio free tier with RPM/RPD limits; free-tier data may be used to improve products
Official pricing page →Plans & prices
Free (AI Studio / Gemini API) (free)
0 USD / per_month
| gemini-3.8-flash input | 0 USD | per_1m_input_tokens |
| gemini-3.8-flash output (incl. thinking) | 0 USD | per_1m_output_tokens |
| gemini-3.8-flash context caching | 0 USD | per_1m_cached_input_tokens |
Limits
- google_search_grounding: 0 / month
Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing · fetched 2026-10-12T06:53:13Z
Paid Standard (gemini-3.8-flash) (payg)
| gemini-3.8-flash input (through 2026-12-31) | 0.75 USD | per_1m_input_tokens |
| gemini-3.8-flash output incl. thinking (through 2026-12-31) | 3.75 USD | per_1m_output_tokens |
| gemini-3.8-flash context caching (through 2026-12-31) | 0.075 USD | per_1m_cached_input_tokens |
| Grounding with Google Search after included | 14 USD | per_1k_requests (+5000 incl.) |
Limits
- google_search_grounding: 5000 / month
Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing · fetched 2026-10-12T06:53:13Z
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