Google API 4 limits verified 2 Aug 2026
Quota reset forecaster
You hit a wall. When do you get it back?
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time to reset
Published limits
| Plan | Limit | Window | When exhausted | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All tiers | Model-specific Requests per day | daily, midnight Pacific | 429 until midnight Pacific | ◐ Console-only |
| The reset time is documented — RPD quotas reset at midnight Pacific — but the per-model figures are shown only in the AI Studio rate-limit dashboard. | ||||
| Tier 1 | $10 per 10 minutes Spend-based limit | rolling 10 minutes | Requests rejected until the window rolls | ● Documented |
| Gemini API rate-limits page, fetched 2 Aug 2026. | ||||
| Tier 2 / Tier 3 | $200 per 10 minutes Spend-based limit | rolling 10 minutes | Requests rejected until the window rolls | ● Documented |
| Both tiers carry the same $200 per 10-minute ceiling. | ||||
| Free → Tier 1 | Instant Tier upgrade delay | one-off | n/a | ● Documented |
| Free to Tier 1 takes effect instantly; subsequent upgrades take effect within 10 minutes. | ||||