Google AI Studio

Prototype with Gemini models in a browser playground and generate API keys for development.

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Websiteaistudio.google.com
CategoryAI & machine learning
PricingFreemium
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ABOUT

What is Google AI Studio?

Google AI Studio is the fastest way to start using Gemini models. It provides a browser-based playground for prompt engineering, multi-turn chats and structured output testing , no code required. Once you are satisfied with a prompt, you can export it as Python, Node.js or curl, or generate an API key to call the Gemini API directly from your application.

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP

What you should know

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Largest context window on a free tierGemini models offer up to 1 million token context windows, enabling analysis of entire codebases, long documents or hours of transcripts in a single prompt.
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Multimodal out of the boxText, images, audio, video and code in a single model. No separate APIs or additional costs for different modalities on the free tier.
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Rate limits vary by modelFree quota is per model and resets daily. Gemini Flash has more generous limits than Gemini Pro; check the current quotas in the AI Studio console.
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Free tier data may be used for trainingGoogle's terms allow using free-tier API inputs to improve their models. Projects with sensitive data should use a paid Vertex AI plan instead.

COMMUNITY

From the forums

Developers on r/MachineLearning and r/Bard consistently praise the context window size , Gemini 1.5 Pro and 2.0 offer up to 1 million tokens, which is unmatched for document analysis tasks. The free tier rate limits (requests per minute) are the most cited pain point. A significant portion of the community uses AI Studio specifically for its video and audio understanding capabilities, which have no equivalent on competing free tiers.

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is Google AI Studio the same as Vertex AI?＋

AI Studio is a rapid prototyping playground that generates Gemini API keys. Vertex AI is Google's enterprise ML platform with more controls, private data handling and additional model providers. For production, Vertex AI is preferred.

Can I use the free tier in a commercial application?＋

Yes, but check the current terms. Free-tier usage may be subject to data training opt-outs and rate limits that make it unsuitable for high-traffic production without migrating to a paid plan.