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Google Vertex AI API Pricing and Free Trial
If you plan to integrate Google Vertex AI into a product, the key questions are API credits, rate limits, pricing stability, and access options.
Quick verdict
- Free tier: Requires a Google Cloud project, billing, and regional model quota
- Free API trial: no confirmed free API
- Access: relay or proxy may be needed
- Best for: chat / coding / embedding / enterprise
Models and limits
| Model | Context | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini on Vertex AI | model-specific | quota-based by project, model, and region | Gemini API access with Google Cloud IAM, quota, and monitoring |
| Vertex AI Embeddings | model-specific | quota-based by project, model, and region | Common for enterprise search, RAG, classification, and recommendation |
| Imagen / multimodal models | model-specific | quota-based by project, model, and region | Image and multimodal capabilities vary by region, model, and project permission |
Free API credits
Not confirmed
No confirmed free API credits in the current data.
Vertex AI is Google Cloud's enterprise AI platform and is not the same as a lightweight Google AI Studio free key. It usually requires a GCP project, billing, IAM, region selection, and quota. Google Cloud trial credits may fund testing, but verify quotas, pricing, logs, and budget alerts before production.
Access notes
Proxy may be needed
Direct Mainland China access to Google Cloud/Vertex AI often has network and compliance uncertainty; prepare Gemini alternatives, local China providers, or an API relay for China-facing users.
If multiple provider keys become painful, compare official providers, API gateways, and alternatives.
Recommended path
Start from the main Google Vertex AI profile and confirm whether it fits your task.
If you only want to test it, use the free web product before upgrading.
Run one or two real tasks before paying or switching providers.
If access is unstable, compare relay options or local alternatives.
Production decision checks
Google Vertex AI free credits are for validation. Before launch, record cost per 1K requests, retry-adjusted cost, and a monthly spend cap.
If you already use the OpenAI SDK, verify Google Vertex AI base URL, model names, streaming, tool calling, and JSON mode before migration.
Keep one similar provider or OpenLLMAPI route ready so credit exhaustion, regional access issues, or model deprecations do not break users.
Save this source snapshot plus the official console state so future quota, pricing, and rate-limit changes can be audited.
Alternatives
Credit-change alerts
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Generated from the yangmao.ai provider database plus public provider documentation. Free credits, prices, and rate limits can change; verify in the official console before production.
- Data source
- yangmao.ai provider tracker + official provider documentation review
- Official source
- https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai
- Last updated
- 2026-06-09
- Free tier
- Requires a Google Cloud project, billing, and regional model quota
- API credits
- No confirmed standalone no-card free API; Google Cloud trial credits may apply by account
- Rate limit
- Google Cloud quota-based by project, region, and model
FAQ
Does Google Vertex AI have a free tier?
No confirmed free tier in our current data.
Can I try the Google Vertex AI API for free?
No confirmed free API in our current data.
Can I use Google Vertex AI without a credit card?
Not confirmed. Consider the alternatives listed on this page.
What are good Google Vertex AI alternatives?
Check the alternatives section below or open the Google Vertex AI alternatives page.