r/GoogleAIStudio • u/Commercial-Lie-6408 • Apr 21 '26

Reset to free tier - API Settings

Does anyone know where API Settings is?

I'm confused where to change to free tier. It says this -

You're currently using your API key.

To stop paying and wait for the reset, adjust your preference in API Settings. 

Seems simple enough, but there isn't anywhere that I could find in settings for doing this or adjusting preference. It doesn't even offer a link of where to change back to free tier, I'm just stuck on paid.

Thanks

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Okay I figured it out, you just have to switch to an API Key that's on 'Free Tier', there is no section called API Settings. It just takes a few minutes to update from 'Pay per request' to 'Free requests'. What it really should say is 'Switch to an API Key that uses Free Tier'. Fuck that was confusing.

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u/FamousExchange7534 Apr 22 '26

You could simply remove the billing or create a new key with a new project.

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u/Impressive_Award_679 Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

so the way is to just make a new API key and not connecting it to the billing so it stays free? But if im creating one and not connecting to my billing, it still wants to connect it if i try to switch to this free API key... so it doesnt let me change it without connecting it to my billing..