'The party is over for developers looking for AI freebies' — Google terminates Gemini API free access within months amidst rumors that it could charge for AI search queries


by TechRadar

TechRadar— Google is shutting down access to its PaLM API and wants developers to use the paid Gemini 1.0 Pro instead.

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MSPoweruser—Chrome users on PCs can access Gemini by @gemini in the search bar. Google’s Gemini is now more accessible across devices and languages. In a recent update, Google Chrome has offered a new way to interact with Gemini. Users can type “@gemini” followed by their query directly in the Chrome address bar and press enter. This will launch the Gemini web interface and provide the requested information. This […]

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