The free quota is indeed generous, but be aware that the content in the free tier may be used by Google to train models, so be cautious when uploading sensitive or customer data.
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Has a free plan
What Is This
Free dev platform for latest Gemini models; industry's most generous free tier.
Free Version Limitations
Development purposes are almost free with rate limits, and the exact RPM/TPM/RPD depends on the account level as stated on aistudio.google.com/rate-limit. For the Gemini 2.5 series, Search grounding is free for 1,500 times/day, and then US$35/1,000 times, while Maps grounding is also free for 1,500 times/day, but then US$25/1,000 times (confirmed on the official website on 2026-07-27 that the excess fee rates for the two are different). Other Search/Maps models are free for 500 times/day. For the Gemini 3 series models, the first 5,000 prompts per month are free (both Search and Maps), and then US$14/1,000 times for queries.
Available Models And Quantity
Model
Free quota
Calculate Time Window
Description
Gemini 2.5 Flash
1,500 requests per day
per day (resets at Pacific Time midnight)
10 times per minute, 250,000 tokens per minute
Gemini 2.0 Flash
A large number of requests every day
Every day
15 times per minute, 1 million tokens per minute, the most lenient quota
Gemini 2.5 Pro (most powerful)
Only 50 times per day
Every day
Only 5 times per minute, the strongest model has the least quota
Free Usage Limit
Features
Free quota
Description
Is a credit card required
Not needed
This is its greatest advantage
Free quota period
No expiration date
It's not a trial, but a long-term free plan
Quota Resets At
resets daily at midnight Pacific Time (around 3-4 pm Taiwan time)
Terms Of Use
Requires a Google account; Google may use conversation content from the free tier to train models
Best for: Developers who have exceeded the free limit or do not want their data used for training
Official quote (upon inquiry)
Billed by token after exceeding the limit
Which Model
All Gemini models
Usage Quota
Charged by token after exceeding the free quota
Max Reading Time
Same as the free tier
This Plan Includes
Higher request frequency limit
Data will not be used to train the model
All models are available
What Sets Us Apart
The key difference between the free tier and the paid tier is not just the quota, but whether the data will be used for training - it is recommended to pay for commercial or sensitive data processing.
Long-form writing and document quality are its strengths, with the paid version including the Claude Code engineering tool
FreeThe quota is calculated based on a rolling 5-hour usage window (not simply resetting at a fixed number every day), and general conversations can be used for around 10-20 times, excluding Claude Code.
Japanese-style AI search, excellent localization for Traditional Chinese, and generous free quota
FreeThe free version has unlimited basic search, and approximately 5 Pro searches per day (200 points per day, resets at midnight), as well as a daily quota of 3 file analyses (confirmed on the official website on 2026-07-30); the paid Pro plan, after using up 15,000 points per period, can still enjoy up to 300 Pro searches per day (confirmed on 2026-07-26: the latest blog post on the official website states 300 times, while the FAQ page states 100 times, which is outdated and not updated).
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