Google AI API key setup
Official consumer plans from Google: Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra tiers with Gemini access, cloud storage, and region-dependent YouTube benefits. The reviewed UK storefront exposes Plus / Pro / Ultra 5x / Ultra 20x; prices vary by country.
Get your key
- Open the Google AI API keys page: aistudio.google.com/apikey
- Create an account and generate an API key.
- Paste it into the Dracon BYOK provider keys, stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM), used browser-direct, works in every Dracon tool.
Use your key in every tab
Two free extensions take the key you just set up. Both read the page you are on and use your own provider key: free, no account, nothing stored on a server we run.
AI Auto Form Filler
Complete a web form from a short description, using a model you bring yourself.
All extensions · last checked 2026-10-22.
Free tier
No recurring free tier advertised as of the last check (2026-10-26). Usage is billed per the provider's listed pricing. You pay them directly, no Dracon markup.
Rate limits: The reviewed UK storefront advertises 2x (Plus), 4x (Pro), 5x (Ultra 5x), and 20x (Ultra 20x) access; limits and availability vary by feature and country.
Paid plans compared
Every tier Google AI publishes, with the price and the limit as the vendor states them, last checked 2026-10-26. Confirm with the provider before you buy. You pay them directly, no Dracon markup.
| Plan | Price | Usage limit | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Plus | £4.49/mo | 2x access to Gemini versus non-AI subscribers; 400 GB or 2 TB storage; More access to Gemini 3.1 Pro and Deep Research | not published |
| Google AI Pro | £18.99/mo | 4x access to Gemini versus non-AI subscribers; 5 TB storage; YouTube Premium Lite included where available; US$10 in monthly Google Cloud credits | not published |
| Google AI Ultra (5x) | £79.99/mo | 5x Pro access to Gemini; Starting at 20 TB storage; US$40 in monthly Google Cloud credits; YouTube Premium individual included where available | not published |
| Google AI Ultra (20x) | £189.99/mo | 20x Pro access to Gemini; Starting at 30 TB storage; US$100 in monthly Google Cloud credits; YouTube Premium individual included where available | not published |
Official plan source: one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/
Connection details
- Env var
GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY- Model lineup
- Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini Omni, Gemini Flash
Gotchas
Browser-direct chat is not available for this provider: This provider runs on the Google developer API, so add your key under Google AI Studio instead.. Dracon provider keys still cover it for tools that run elsewhere (for example a LiteLLM chain from the Dracon Router builder).
Our verdicts on this kind of provider
Independent comparisons we keep current as pricing and free tiers shift. A guide is setup; a verdict is whether it's worth setting up.