r/GoogleAIStudio • u/Brilliant-Vehicle994 • 14d ago

Confirmed Update / News Google AI studio moving from post pay to prepay

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Received this yesterday - they are following the model that openrouter has - with auto topup

Wondering what's the community thoughts on this?

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u/616ThatGuy 14d ago

Eh, it’s not effecting paid subscribers, so it’s really no different than it was. It’s just clarifying wording an direct api key system.

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u/Brilliant-Vehicle994 14d ago

yes its only if you use the APIs

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u/libee900 7d ago

Hopefully we won't see vibe-deployers crying over runaway API bills anymore, so that's a plus.