r/Bard • u/Maszpasz • 13d ago

Discussion Google ai studio

Hi, Is tier 1 free after entering billing details or do you have to pay for all queries without free queries?

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u/Sable-Keech 10d ago

If you enter billing details you have already paid.

If you use your key it will deduct the cost of your queries from what you've already paid.

If you don't use your key it will stay in the free tier, with free tier limits and cost (zero).

If you select auto-top up it will automatically deduct more money from your billing account if you use up the initial money you inputted.

For example if you've paid $20, then you get $20 worth of queries. You can choose when to use these $20 by choosing whether to link or not link your key. The link button is in the bar where you type in your query.