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Google AI Studio automates Maps setup with free demo access

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Google AI Studio now automatically creates and connects a Google Maps Platform demo key for apps built by prompting Gemini, Google said Monday. Developers can preview live maps without leaving AI Studio or supplying a credit card. The key allows 100 calls a day per API, resetting every 24 hours. Available services include maps, place search, routes and local environmental data, with exclusions that vary by Cloud account status. Production apps require paid Cloud billing at standard Maps prices; the same key and code continue working. The demo key itself launched in November 2025.
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