Google AI Studio

Google API / model access Free way to start

Free Gemini playground in the browser, plus API keys you can plug into Cline, aider, or OpenCode.

Verified against official sources · Last checked: 2026-09-19

Capabilities

Read local project Not supported Playground sees only what you paste; API keys power other tools.
Edit files Not supported Returns code for you to copy.
Run commands Not supported Not applicable.
Image input Supported Multimodal input in the playground.
Long autonomous tasks Not supported It is a playground/API, not an agent.

Working experience

Code quality Good
Works on its own Limited
Speed Good
Stability Good

Editorial assessment based on official documentation and publicly known behavior — not a field-test score. Sources and check date on this page.

🧪 ResetDog field notes

No completed field test for this tool yet. The capability descriptions on this page come from official documentation.

🎯 Good for

Quick code question · · Continue from a screenshot

🧭 How you use it

In the browser · API / bring-your-own-key
Works on: web

💰 Cost & quota

Freemium · Free tier

🆓 Free / trial access

Free tier: text input/output on several Flash models and Gemini 2.5 Pro at no charge, with rate limits. Free-tier data may be used to improve Google products.

🏷️ Pricing notes

Paid (Standard tier) examples: Gemini 2.5 Pro $1.25/$2.50 per 1M input tokens (≤/>200k context), $10–$15 per 1M output; Flash models are cheaper. Batching cuts cost 50%.

See pricing page ↗

🚀 Setup

Sign in at aistudio.google.dev with a Google account; create an API key for use in BYOK coding tools.

⚠️ Main limitations

  • Free tier is rate-limited and trains on your data.
  • Not an agent — for repo work, plug the key into a coding tool.

🔒 Privacy & data

Free-tier usage may be used to improve Google products per the Gemini API terms. Official privacy policy ↗

🧾 What is official vs ours

Facts like pricing, plans, and capability limits come from the official pages linked below, checked on the date shown. Summaries and task-fit notes are written by ResetDog. Anything marked “conditional” or “unknown” was not fully confirmed — treat it as unverified.