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Access Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash in 30 Seconds, no credit card needed

Emad Dehnavi
2 min readFeb 12, 2025

AI has never been more accessible! If you’ve ever wanted to play around with Google DeepMind’s latest AI model, Gemini 2.0 Flash, but thought it required a complicated setup — think again. You can get started in less than 30 seconds. Yes, you read that right! No Google Cloud account, no credit card, no headaches.

Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your Gemini API Key

1️⃣ Have a Google Account

That’s all you need. No need to sign up for Google Cloud or deal with billing setups. If you’ve got a Gmail, you’re good to go!

2️⃣ Head Over to AI Studio

Go to AI Studio (Google’s playground for AI enthusiasts). If you’re already signed in, you’ll land straight in the studio. Here you can click on Get API KEY

Get a API Key in aistudio.google.com

3️⃣ Get Your API Key

Lastly, you can create your own API key here, by pressing the Create API Key free of charge

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Emad Dehnavi
Emad Dehnavi

Written by Emad Dehnavi

With 8 years as a software engineer, I write about AI and technology in a simple way. My goal is to make these topics easy and interesting for everyone.

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