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Access to Gemini models with long context and multimodal input; generous free tier in AI Studio.
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Score breakdown
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Details
- Pricing
- Free tier; pay-per-token above limitsUnverified. Unverified: editorial summary. We couldn't confirm this on an official pricing page (JS-rendered, no public pricing, or usage-based) as of Oct 18, 2026.
- Free tier
- Yes (unverified)
- Platforms
- API · web
- Open source
- No
- Official URL
- https://aistudio.google.com
- URL verified
- Oct 18, 2026 (curl (followed redirect; official URL updated to destination))
- Last reviewed
- Oct 18, 2026 by agent
- Sources
Changelog
- Oct 18, 2026: Initial listing; score 87 (S) as editorial estimate.
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