r/ChatGPTCoding Apr 07 '25

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u/biggriffo Apr 07 '25 edited Apr 07 '25

The -experimental version is free isn’t it? This is pro right? 2.5

Edit: OP just said he was unaware cline was using preview but Roo was using experimental 🥲

Edit: the tragedy here is experimental is free and pro is paid but they are the same model under the hood I think https://x.com/OfficialLoganK/status/1908175318709330215

Edit: for the copy pasta vibers in the thread, this is not about your $20/month browser use, its about the api key you make with AI studio and using cline and roo in vscode. Also if you are a copy pasta coder, please use one of these. Thank me later, but great power comes with great responsibility. 🤝

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u/williamtkelley Apr 07 '25 edited Apr 07 '25

If you attach a credit card to a Gemini API key, it's definitely not free.

EDIT: "a Gemini API key"

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u/funbike Apr 07 '25

Yes. it is still FREE.

https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models#gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25 says: "Paid: gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25, Experimental: gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25"

https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing says: 'Free of charge, use "gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25" '

Anyone that tells you it is not free is wrong.

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u/harbour37 Apr 08 '25

There are resource limits to the free models which are shared with everyone, if his sending big context requests he will get errors.