Google Gemini

WatchThatSite integrates with Google's Gemini API to access multimodal AI models.

Get Your API Key

1. Go to Google AI Studio
2. Sign in with your Google account
3. Click Create API Key
4. Select a project or create a new one
5. Click Create API Key in new Google Cloud project or choose existing
6. Copy the API key immediately

If using Google Cloud Platform directly:

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create or select a project
3. Enable the Gemini API
4. Create an API key in Credentials

Set Up Billing (Optional for Free Tier)

Gemini offers free tier, but for production use:

1. In Google Cloud Console, go to Billing
2. Enable billing for your project
3. Set budget alerts if desired

Add to WatchThatSite

1. Go to Settings > AI Providers
2. Click Add Provider Key
3. Select Google Gemini from the provider dropdown
4. Paste your API key
5. Optionally select specific models
6. Click Save

Recommended Models

Latest Gemini models with tool calling:

• Gemini 2.0 — Latest, most capable
• Gemini 1.5 Pro — High-performance, 1M token context
• Gemini 1.5 Flash — Fast with large context

Older Gemini versions available via your account.

All Available Models

Your account has access to all Gemini models supporting tool calling:

1. Go to Settings > AI Providers
2. Click Add Provider Key or Edit existing
3. Models dropdown shows all available models
4. Select specific models to restrict, or leave empty for all

Pricing

Gemini offers a free tier with rate limits, then pay-as-you-go pricing:

• Free tier: Limited requests per minute
• Paid: Charged per 1M input and output tokens
• Input tokens: Standard rate
• Output tokens: Typically 2x input token cost

Key Features

• Multimodal: Native support for images, video, and text
• Large context: Up to 1M token context on some models
• Function calling: Built-in tool use capabilities
• Grounding: Can search the web for current information

Troubleshooting

"Invalid API Key"

• Verify the complete key is copied without spaces
• Ensure the API key is active
• Check the project has Gemini API enabled

API Disabled Error

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Ensure Gemini API is enabled for your project
3. Wait a few minutes for changes to propagate

Rate Limit Exceeded

Free tier has strict limits. To increase:

• Enable billing in Google Cloud Console
• Wait for tier upgrade to take effect
• Implement exponential backoff in your requests

"Permission Denied"

• Verify API key is for the correct project
• Check project has Gemini API enabled
• Ensure billing is set up if using a project with billing requirement

Model Not Found

• Not all models are available to all regions/projects
• Check available models in Gemini API docs
• Some models may require allowlisting — contact Google Cloud support