Google (Gemini): Priority inference gets its own rate limits, defaulting to 0.3x the standard limit per model and tier.
Old Previous value not recorded
New 0.3x the standard rate limit for each model and tier
Why it matters: If you use Gemini API (priority inference rate limits), this changes how much you can send before requests are limited. The source does not state a separate effective date.
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| Product | Gemini API (priority inference rate limits) |
|---|---|
| Category | rate-limit |
| Announced / detected | between 2026-03-29 and 2026-04-03 Backfilled |
| Backfilled | Yes: added retroactively, detected between 2026-03-29 and 2026-04-03 |
| Quote verified against | https://web.archive.org/web/20260403022107/https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits |
| Archive captures | https://web.archive.org/web/20260329194533/https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits https://web.archive.org/web/20260403022107/https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits |
| Effective | not stated in source |
| Before | Previous value not recorded |
| After | 0.3x the standard rate limit for each model and tier |
| Official source | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits |
| Source quote | Default rate limits are: 0.3x the standard rate limit for each model and tier |
| Archive | No post-change Wayback capture found |
| Snapshot hash | sha256:a1ee2c86ec887d34f9eb04e4acd9d2787eb6c60bf6703210c7e71cd44e251060 |
| Status | verified |
All Google (Gemini) changes · Dispute or correct this entry
Previous changes from Google (Gemini)
- between 2026-06-23 and 2026-06-27 Backfilled: Spend-based rate limits per rolling 10-minute window added alongside RPM/TPM.
- between 2026-03-21 and 2026-03-29 Backfilled: Usage tier qualification lowered for Tier 2 and re-based on first payment for Tier 3; billing tier caps listed.
- 2026-03-23 Backfilled: Prepay and Postpay billing plans rolled out in AI Studio; existing accounts may be affected.
- 2026-03-16 Backfilled: Gemini API usage tiers revamped and Billing Account spend caps introduced.
- 2026-03-12 Backfilled: Project-level spend caps added to billing in AI Studio.
- between 2026-02-02 and 2026-02-03 Backfilled: 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).