Gemini compute costs spiral out of control
Cloud and tool cost2 posts from 2 people2d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 1 the 7 days before (fading)Unverified
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2, newest first$35,000 of Gemini API lost in 3 hours!!! Please help....We need the remaining billing data and must subtract legitimate usage.. Why it was difficult to understand what was happening . The credit balance was falling, but the billing views we initially checked did not clearly explain why. Promotional credits offset the charges, so net...r/googlecloud · u/aaghashmOpen ↗Feature Suggestion: Optional token metering & paid API key support via `neuforge-pay`Hi @google-gemini, Love the work on `google-gemini/gemini-cli`! As usage grows across AI agent frameworks, server compute costs can start adding up quickly. We've also seen developers report that their autonomous agents accidentally burn through thousands of dollars in a single...google-gemini/gemini-cli · sophieamoure2026-ui1 reactionsOpen ↗
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2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 29 days. Mostly on google-gemini/gemini-cli, r/googlecloud. Tools named alongside: Model Context Protocol, GitHub, Google Cloud.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "warehouse-cost" rule about Gemini. First post Sep 10, 2026, latest Oct 8, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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Gemini compute costs spiral out of control (2 posts)