AI pricing and rate-limit changes: February 2026

2 changes across 2 companies, 2026-02-03 to 2026-02-25.

Pricing

• between 2026-02-02 and 2026-02-03 Backfilled · Google (Gemini)

  Grounding with Google Search billing beyond the free allowance moved from 'Coming soon' to active for models listed with 1,500 free requests per day (models not identified in capture text).

  Official source

Plans

• 2026-02-25 Backfilled · Hugging Face

  Free Hugging Face users can now continue past monthly credits by purchasing credits (pay-as-you-go previously PRO/Team/Enterprise only).

  Official source

Corrections this month

None.