Google AI API key setup
Google's consumer AI subscription plans (Google AI Plus, Pro, Ultra) from Google One. Each plan unlocks higher usage limits and broader access to Gemini models in the Gemini app, AI Mode in Google Search, Deep Research, Flow, Whisk, NotebookLM, and Gemini in Google apps. Prices and quotas above are the consumer subscription tiers, not the developer API — see the Google AI Studio entry for the free aistudio.google.com API.
Get your key
- Open the Google AI site: one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/
- Create an account and generate an API key.
- Paste it into the Dracon key manager — stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM), used browser-direct, works in every Dracon tool.
Free tier
No recurring free tier advertised as of the last check (2026-06-30). Usage is billed per the provider's listed pricing — you pay them directly, no Dracon markup.
Rate limits: Plus: 2x higher usage limits in Gemini Omni. Pro: 4x higher usage limits + Pro model access. Ultra: up to 20x more limits than Pro + YouTube Premium + higher Google Cloud credits. The exact numbers rotate; check one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/ for the current specifics.
Connection details
- Env var
GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY- Model lineup
- Gemini (Omni), Gemini (Pro), Gemini (Flash)
Gotchas
Browser-direct chat is not available for this provider: Uses the Gemini developer API key flow — use google-ai-studio in v1. The vault still stores its key for tools that run elsewhere (for example a LiteLLM chain from the router builder).