Please note:

1. Your paid Google AI Plus or Google AI Pro subscription is not compatible with MATE. Gemini requires us to use a separate Gemini API key.
   
   

2. A developer account is for free. But there will be costs when using MATE with your API key. The costs depend on model, length of generated scripts, and on how many tools are being called. Check the pricing table here: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing

What is an API key?

Read our guide here.

Steps

1. Sign in to Google AI Studio

2. Add a payment method and buy some credits

3. Generate an API key

4. Enter API key in MATE plugin

1. Sign in to Google AI Studio

Open this page and sign in with your Google account: https://aistudio.google.com/prompts/new_chat

2. Add a payment method and buy some credits

You will need to add a payment method (e.g. credit card). And also you will need to buy at least $5 worth of credits. Otherwise your API key won't work.

Open this page to buy credits

https://aistudio.google.com/billing

Under Settings > Limits you can set a monthly spending limit to keep costs under control. And also get email notifications when certain amounts have been reached. We recommend to set this up to give you some control over your credit balance.

3. Generate an API key

Navigate to this page: https://aistudio.google.com/api-keys

Click "Get API key" in the bottom left corner.

Click on "Generate API key" in the top right corner.

Create a new API key and give it a name.

Important: Copy the key immediately and save it somewhere safe. If you lose it, just create a new one.

Do not share this key. Anyone with your key can use Claude on your credit balance. Recreate the key from time to time.

4. Enter the API key in MATE

In MATE open the settings page, click on the tab "API Keys", choose "Gemini API Key".
Enter your key and click "Save".
Your key will be validated quickly, to see if it works.

Ready to go

Now you can start a new chat, pick a Gemini model and ask MATE to do things for you.