WenHaoFreeGoogle's Generosity Again: Google AI Pro Monthly $10 API Credit (Includes Banana Pro & Gemini 3 Pro)
“Google’s being generous again (I advise you stop giving credits, give more Banana quota first)”
For the vast number of AI developers and loyal Google users, there is good news today. Google AI Pro members (including memberships claimed via student verification) can now claim $10 API credit monthly on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
This $10 might not seem like much, but it’s absolutely sincere for individual developers to test the latest models or run some small Agents. More importantly, this credit can be used to call Google’s most powerful models currently available, including the highly anticipated Banana Pro (Nano Banana Pro) and Gemini 3 Pro.
Claim Benefits Here: https://developers.google.com/program/my-benefits?hl=zh-cn
Benefits Breakdown
1. Who can claim?
- Google AI Pro Members: If you have subscribed to Google AI Pro (usually included in the Google One AI Premium plan).
- Student Developers: If you obtained Google AI Pro student benefits via the GitHub Student Developer Pack or other channels, this also applies! This is fantastic news, meaning students can experience enterprise-level API services for free.
2. What can the credit do?
This $10 monthly credit is GCP General Credit, but mostly recommended for:
- Vertex AI API Calls: This is the core usage. You can call Google’s latest models via API.
- AI Studio Usage: although AI Studio has a free tier, using GCP credits grants higher rate limits and enterprise-grade data privacy protection.
- Cloud Run and other services: If you built the backend for an AI app, this credit can also deduct computing costs.
3. Core Model Support
The highlight this time is that you can use these credits to “freeload” on Google’s top-tier models:
🍌 Banana Pro (Nano Banana Pro)
The “Banana Pro” users talk about is actually Nano Banana Pro, the most advanced image generation and editing model built on the Gemini 3 Pro kernel.
- Features: Extremely high image generation fidelity, especially outstanding in In-Image Text Rendering (which has always been a pain point for image generation models).
- Capabilities: Supports complex prompt understanding, capable of generating 4K resolution HD images, perfect for Product Mockups, poster designs, etc.
💎 Gemini 3 Pro
As Google’s currently strongest force, Gemini 3 Pro has made a qualitative leap in reasoning capability, code generation, and multimodal understanding.
- Release Date: November 2025.
- Capabilities: Not only can it code and solve math problems, but it also supports Agentic Workflow, capable of completing complex tasks by calling tools. By calling Gemini 3 Pro API, you can build very intelligent personal assistants.
How to Claim and Use
Visit Benefits Page: Click the link https://developers.google.com/program/my-benefits?hl=zh-cn
Login Account: Ensure you are logged in with the Google account subscribed to Google AI Pro.
Activate Benefits: Find “Google Cloud Credits” or a similar section on the page and click activate or claim. The system might require you to link a Google Cloud Billing Account. If you don’t have one, follow the guide to create one (usually requires card verification, but won’t charge unless you exceed the free credits).
Check Balance: After successful claiming, go to the Google Cloud Console Billing page, and you should see these Credits credited.
Advice for Developers
Although the monthly quota is only $10, it is quite durable for API calls.
- Banana Pro: Image generation is expensive, but generating a few high-quality assets occasionally is perfectly fine.
- Gemini 3 Pro: Text input/output prices are relatively cheap, more than enough for daily coding assistance and document summarization.
Most Important Advice: Be sure to set up Budget Alerts in the GCP backend! Set a $10 alert threshold to prevent accidental overruns and getting “fleeced” by Google instead.
Go claim it now, and add a bit of “free” power to your AI journey!