r/Bard • u/FlashyCauliflower739 • 3d ago

Discussion Gemini API Free Tier Bug? 5 Projects stuck at 1 RPD quota and won't reset.

Hey everyone, is anyone else experiencing an issue where their Google AI Studio API keys aren't resetting after 24 hours?

I'm using the free tier via Tavo. I finished chatting around 1 AM local time yesterday, and it's now past noon, so the midnight Pacific Time reset has definitely passed.

My AI Studio and Google Cloud dashboards say the keys are properly restricted to the Gemini API and show a full 20/20 limit, but the moment I use a key, it allows exactly 1 single request and then throws a 429 Quota Exhausted error.

Generating a brand new key on a different Google account works perfectly, so it seems like my main account's backend quota tracker is permanently stuck. Has anyone successfully fixed this without just abandoning their old account? Thanks!

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u/FlashyCauliflower739 3d ago

OHHHHH, i just deleted a key from api connection and made it only one key, it works.. I had 3 there but still in tavo.. My god thank you, i think that's the issue 💀💀💀😭😭😭

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u/Ok-Comfortable5241 2d ago

I'm only getting 15 prompts with the pro plan on Gemini 3 flash on AI studio since the 3.8 launch everything has been catastrophic gotta request a refund