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Google Gemini eligibility criteria
This offer is available to all new LLM API users with corporate email domains. Whether it is a solo developer building an initial wrapper or a tech founder scaling a SaaS, those who have not previously claimed this specific LLM API promotion are eligible.
General eligibility requirements include:
•Signing up with a corporate email domain.
•Spending at least $300 in credits on any Google Gemini models.
How to redeem free Google Gemini credits
To claim the free $300 in AI credits, users should follow these steps:
- Sign up using a corporate email domain.
- Generate the first API key.
- Spend at least $300 in credits on any Google Gemini models to unlock the offer.
Once these steps are completed, the $300 credit is applied to the account, ready for Gemini API calls via the LLM API gateway.
About Google Gemini and LLM API
Google Gemini represents the cutting edge of multimodal AI, built to handle text, code, images, audio, and video seamlessly. Accessing Gemini through the LLM API gateway provides enterprise-grade infrastructure with the flexibility of a developer-first platform.
LLM API is the world’s first fee-free gateway. While competitors often operate on a subscription and fee model (typically 5-5.5% on credits), the LLM API gateway is free. Users pay $0 per seat and a 0% credit fee. The platform sustains itself through cloud partnerships and exchange programs, passing 100% of the savings to the users.
What founders use Google Gemini for
Founders utilize Gemini across various industries to power modern software:
- SaaS Platforms and APIs: Integrating advanced reasoning into core products.
- Coding Assistants: Generating and debugging complex logic across 20+ languages.
- Content Engines: Building applications that process visual and auditory data alongside text.
- Data Analyzers: Leveraging the massive context window to analyze entire codebases or long documents.
- Mobile and Web Apps: Providing high-speed, multimodal interactions for end-users.
Why growing startups choose LLM API to build and scale on AI
AI costs can escalate quickly during the R&D phase. By utilizing these credits, startups can effectively cover their initial months of development.
- Zero Markup: Users pay the exact provider price for tokens with 0% gateway fees.
- Enterprise Security: Full privacy with zero data retention; data is never used for training.
- Cost Control: Hard budget limits and quotas per team prevent overspending.
- Max Uptime: Automatic fallbacks reroute traffic instantly if a provider experiences downtime.
- Unified Management: API keys, team access, and shared credits are managed in one dashboard.
- Total Flexibility: Access to 400+ models via one API allows for optimization of speed, cost, or logic.
Google Gemini ecosystem advantage
Choosing Gemini through LLM API allows founders to join a platform built for scale:
- Massive Context Window: Processing up to 2 million tokens in a single request.
- Native Multimodality: Understanding text, images, audio, and video natively.
- Automatic Fallbacks: LLM API routes requests to ensure 100% uptime if a specific region is slow.
- Consolidated Billing: Gemini usage is tracked alongside all other models in a single dashboard.
Google Gemini from a founder's perspective
For founders, managing infrastructure costs is critical to increasing runway. Cloud and AI expenses are often a primary cost driver, making it essential to select the right platform. Free credits provide a strategic way to reduce initial overhead.
$300 can cover millions of tokens on Gemini 1.5 Flash, enabling the processing of thousands of customer queries or the analysis of massive datasets without immediate expenditure. This offers a risk-free method to stress-test models before transitioning to a paid tier.
Frequently asked questions
How much Gemini credit can a founder receive?
Eligible founders receive $300 in credits to cover Gemini usage on the LLM API platform.
What can the Gemini credits be used for?
Credits are applicable to any models in the Gemini family.
Can existing LLM API users apply?
The offer is open to new LLM API users who have not previously claimed this specific promotion.
How long do the credits last?
Credits are utilized on a pay-as-you-go basis until the $300 balance is exhausted.
Is Gemini suitable for non-technical founders?
Yes. Many founders utilize it for simple prompts and content generation before expanding into advanced API integrations as the business grows.
Deal change log
- 1st February 2026 - Deal added