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A developer team of three in Mexico inadvertently made their Google Gemini API key public, leading to an exorbitant bill of approximately 590,000 RMB racked up within just 48 hours. Their typical monthly usage cost hovers around a mere $180. Citing its 'shared responsibility model,' Google has refused to waive the fees and is insisting on full payment. This incident has drawn criticism from developers, who point out flaws in Google Cloud's billing system, particularly as it lacks a default mandatory budget cutoff. In contrast, OpenAI promptly suspends API access once the balance runs out. At present, the developers are still in the midst of negotiations with Google. Industry experts caution that when utilizing AI models, developers should meticulously review spending limit mechanisms and take great care to protect their API keys.
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