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Google Gemini API
An API for Google's Gemini AI models: a program sends text, images, audio or video and receives generated output, billed per token (a piece of a word).
Price: Pay per use: US$0.75 per million input tokens and US$3.75 per million output tokens for Gemini 3.8 Flash until December 31, 2026, then US$1.50 and US$7.50 (read 13 October 2026)
Free plan: yes, limited
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Who uses it, and for what
One row per story. The grade is for the claim that the business uses this tool, not for its revenue.
| Story | What it does there | When | Cost stated | Grade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenshot to Code | Gemini models are the default code writers in 2026; they also extract real logos and images from the screenshot and run video mode. Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | B | Screenshot to Code README on GitHub, October 2026 | ||
| Base44 | Second large model, next to Claude, for higher-level app logic and interface design. Gemini | C | AI & No-Code Exits newsletter, 16 January 2026: How Maor Shlomo sold Base44 for $80M | ||
| Chatbase | One of the model families that a customer can choose for an agent. Gemini models | C | Chatbase pricing page, read 12 October 2026, with review sites costbench.com and chatarmin.com for the plan prices | ||
| TypingMind | Third model provider that customers can connect with their own API key. Gemini | C | A public page outside the story's source list | ||
| Arcads | Google image and video models that the app can select to generate actors, product images and video scenes. Nano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2 (images), Veo 3.1 (video) | C | Founderpath, interview by Nathan Latka recorded 14 November 2025, published 10 December 2025: How Arcads Grew to $10M ARR in 20 Months With AI Video Ads and a Sales Team | ||
| Faceless.video | Video model behind the premium video type, which costs more credits for each scene. Veo video model | C | Faceless.video pricing page, read 12 October 2026 | ||
| Magai | Gemini models offered in the chat; the company says it calls each lab's own API. Gemini | C | A public page outside the story's source list | ||
| Softgen | Coding model that the agent can use to write the apps; the user chooses the model. Listed by the current owner. Gemini; the site names Gemini 3.1 Pro in October 2026 | C | Softgen overview page by the current owner: The Original Full-Stack AI Builder | ||
| BoltAI | Supported model provider, reached with the customer's own API key. customer's own API key | C | BoltAI changelog, about page and home page, read 13 October 2026 | ||
| Revid.ai | Video model for clips of about 8 seconds with audio, at 100 credits per 5 seconds. Veo 3 | C | Revid AI Credit Costs: Complete Reference, last updated October 2026 | ||
| CreativeClaw | Supplies the default image and video models that the product resells for credits. Nano Banana 2.1, Gemini Omni Flash, Veo 3.1 | C | CreativeClaw home page, read 13 October 2026 | ||
| SEObot | One of three model APIs that write the articles; the founder switches between them as each improves. Gemini | about US$30,000 a month for all model APIs together (founder, November 2025) | C | Starter Story podcast, 11 November 2025: I Make $250K/Month From 20 Apps, transcript on StationLM | |
| MagicSlides | Gemini powers the AI chat that edits slides; Google image models are on the plan list. Gemini, Nano Banana, Imagen 4 | C | MagicSlides pricing page, read 13 October 2026 | ||
| Boothie | Makes the AI pictures: the app sends the selfie and the chosen look, and the model returns the restyled photo. Gemini image model; the version is not published | C | Boothie Privacy Policy, last updated 23 July 2026 | ||
| LLM Gateway | One of the providers to which the gateway routes requests. Google AI Studio | C | TrustMRR: LLM Gateway profile, read 14 October 2026 | ||
| fastwrite.io | One of the language model providers for text suggestions and the AI advisor. Gemini | C | fastwrite.io Datenschutzerklärung (privacy policy), version of September 2026 | ||
| The Influencer AI | Runs the photo editor and the combining of products or clothing with the persona, according to a user's guide. Nano Banana image model | C | A user's guide on X, 6 September 2025: how to make AI UGC with The Influencer AI | ||
| GenPPT | Named with OpenRouter as the provider of AI text, research and image generation. | C | GenPPT Privacy Policy, updated 26 September 2026 | ||
| Sleek | Generates the app screen designs from the user's description. Gemini 3.0, then Gemini 3.1 Pro from February 2026 | since November 2025 | C | Sleek on X (@sleekdotdesign): account and posts, 31 October 2025 to 7 July 2026, with the founders' posts that it reposts | |
| Chat Thing | One of the model providers that customers can choose; Gemini 3.7 Flash leads the company's own support benchmark. Gemini 3.7 Flash | C | Chat Thing models page, read 15 October 2026 | ||
| AudioNotes | Listed in the privacy policy, next to OpenAI, for voice-to-text processing and summarization. | C | AudioNotes: Privacy Policy, read 16 October 2026 | ||
| Sheets Resume | A second model provider behind the resume builder. | C | Starter Story, 21 March 2025: We Built A $20K/Month AI Resume App | ||
| Letterly | Processes the transcribed text with Google's Gemini models. Gemini | C | Letterly Data Processing Agreement, effective 24 March 2026 |
Grade A: the tool's maker or a payment processor confirms the use. Grade B: an independent report, or the tool is visible in public code. Grade C: the founder or the company says so.
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