Google (Gemini): Spend-based rate limits per rolling 10-minute window added alongside RPM/TPM.
Old No spend-based rate limit listed
New Per 10 minutes: Free N/A; Tier 1 $10; Tier 2 $200; Tier 3 $200
Why it matters: If you use Gemini API (spend-based 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 (spend-based rate limits) |
|---|---|
| Category | rate-limit |
| Announced / detected | between 2026-06-23 and 2026-06-27 Backfilled |
| Backfilled | Yes: added retroactively, detected between 2026-06-23 and 2026-06-27 |
| Quote verified against | https://web.archive.org/web/20260627233530/https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits |
| Archive captures | https://web.archive.org/web/20260623025323/https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits https://web.archive.org/web/20260627233530/https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits |
| Effective | not stated in source |
| Before | No spend-based rate limit listed |
| After | Per 10 minutes: Free N/A; Tier 1 $10; Tier 2 $200; Tier 3 $200 |
| Official source | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/rate-limits |
| Source quote | Spend rate limit (per 10 minutes) Free N/A Tier 1 $10 Tier 2 $200 Tier 3 $200 |
| Archive | No post-change Wayback capture found |
| Snapshot hash | sha256:6fed384beae9f856078ee7fe6614174ec3633312352d83605c0f7495f7d43881 |
| Status | verified |
All Google (Gemini) changes · Dispute or correct this entry
Previous changes from Google (Gemini)
- between 2026-03-29 and 2026-04-03 Backfilled: Priority inference gets its own rate limits, defaulting to 0.3x the standard limit per model and tier.
- 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).