Re:Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration
by prodigycorp on Thursday December 11, 2025 @03:40AM
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Also, usage and billing takes a DAY to update. On top of that, there are no billing caps or credit-based billing. They put the entire burden on users not to ensure that they don't have a mega bill.
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Re:Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration
by paganel on Thursday December 11, 2025 @04:11AM
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> there are no billing caps or credit-based billing.
Was really curious about that when I saw this in the posted article:
> I had some spare cash to burn on this experiment,
Hopefully the article's author is fully aware of the real risk of giving Alphabet his CC details on a project which has no billing caps.
Re:Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration
by nacozarina on Thursday December 11, 2025 @05:39AM
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there's prob a couple ppl out there with an Amex Black parked on a cloud acct, lol
Re:Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration
by logankilpatrick on Saturday December 13, 2025 @06:07PM
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Usage updates much quicker in the AI Studio UI, near realtime (but can take ~5 min in edge cases).
We are working on billing caps along with credits right now. Billing caps will land first in Jan!