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Google AI Studio Adds Spend Caps and Revamped Usage Tiers

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Google AI Studio rolls out three cost management features for the Gemini API. Project Spend Caps let you set a monthly dollar limit per project — the cap stays active until you modify or disable it, with a ~10-minute enforcement delay. This is particularly useful for accounts running multiple projects that need granular billing control.

The revamped Usage Tiers now auto-upgrade you to higher rate limits as your spending and payment history grow. Tier qualification thresholds are lower, and each tier carries a system-defined billing account cap that increases as you graduate upward. Google also added dashboards for rate limits (RPM, TPM, RPD), daily cost breakdowns filterable by model, and expanded usage metrics — all directly inside AI Studio.

Set a spend cap on each of your active Gemini API projects and use the new cost dashboard to track daily spend by model directly within AI Studio.

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Get more transparency and control over your Gemini API costs with new features in @GoogleAIStudio! - Set granular monthly budgets for every project with Project Spend Caps - Experience automatic upgrades and get faster access to higher rate limits with revamped Usage Tiers - Enjoy enhanced observability, control, and improved billing flow directly within AI Studio Set your cap, start building: https://t.co/H8TEC3I3bE

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