Google AI Studio
Browser-based playground for prototyping with Gemini models. Try prompts, manage API keys, export working code, and move to production via the Gemini API or Vertex AI.
At a Glance
Get started with Google AI Studio at no cost with Free usage inside AI Studio web UI and Experiment with Gemini models without cost.
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Updated Feb 2026
About Google AI Studio
Google AI Studio is a web UI for developers to prototype with Gemini models before wiring them into apps. You can create freeform, chat, and structured prompts; test multimodal inputs (text + images, and video where supported); adjust parameters and safety settings; and then Get code to export a working snippet for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or Java. AI Studio also issues Gemini API keys and provides guardrails like content filters and system prompts. When you outgrow the playground, you can shift to the Gemini API or export/sync to Vertex AI for enterprise deployment, monitoring, and governance.
What makes it useful
- Zero-setup browser interface to explore Gemini capabilities and iterate on prompts
- Built‑in code export for multiple SDKs + quickstart docs to go from prompt to app
- Free usage inside the AI Studio UI; paid usage applies when calling the Gemini API
- Path to production via Google AI (Gemini API) or Google Cloud Vertex AI
Community Discussions
Annotate mode: draw on UI → code
Google just showed off Annotate mode in Google AI Studio and it’s exactly the kind of vibe-coding magic we’ve been waiting for. You open your app in the Build view, hit Annotate, literally draw on the live preview. Little arrows, circles, quick notes like “make this button sticky” or “padding 24px” …
Pricing
AI Studio (Playground)
Get started with Google AI Studio at no cost with Free usage inside AI Studio web UI and Experiment with Gemini models without cost.
- Free usage inside AI Studio web UI
- Experiment with Gemini models without cost
Gemini API — Gemini 2.0 Flash
Gemini API — Gemini 2.0 Flash plan with Input tokens: $0.10 per 1M and Output tokens: $0.40 per 1M.
- Input tokens: $0.10 per 1M
- Output tokens: $0.40 per 1M
Gemini API — Gemini 1.5 Pro (v2)
Professional plan with Coming soon (pricing TBA) and Pro-level capabilities with larger context window for power users.
- Coming soon (pricing TBA)
- Pro-level capabilities with larger context window
Capabilities
Key Features
- Prompt playground (freeform, chat, and structured prompts)
- Multimodal inputs (text + image; video where available)
- Parameter controls (temperature, top‑p/top‑k, max output)
- Safety settings and content filtering
- Get Code export (Python, JS/TS, Go, Java, Apps Script)
- API key issuance and management for Gemini API
- Model picker with context window and capability hints
- Prompt saving and versioning
- One‑click path to Vertex AI for enterprise deployment
- Support for Live/real‑time sessions via Gemini API (SDK side)
Integrations
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