# Connect a Google Gemini Key

Learn how to obtain a Gemini API key from Google AI Studio and configure Automix's language-model settings to use it as your AI provider.

_Takes About 10 minutes._

## Before you start

> **You'll need a Google account**
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> Any Google account can open AI Studio and create an API key.
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> [Open Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/)

> **Read this guide's overview first**
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> This guide assumes you already know what the LLM & Providers setting is for.
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> [LLM & Provider Settings overview](/docs/platform/guides/llm-and-provider-settings)

## 1. Create a Gemini API key

Sign in to Google AI Studio using the Google account you want to be responsible for Gemini usage. Navigate to the API keys section and create a new key. Copy the key immediately after creating it and keep it secret: anyone who obtains it can spend against your Google account.

## 2. Find Gemini's OpenAI-compatible endpoint and model name

Google documents an OpenAI-compatible base URL and a list of current Gemini model names in its own API documentation. You should use the base URL and the exact model name currently listed in Google's documentation rather than a value copied from an older guide, since Google updates these values over time.

## 3. Set the provider, key, base URL, and model

In the LLM & Providers setting, paste the Gemini API key you created. Set the base URL and model fields to the specific values you found in Google's documentation, as Gemini does not have a built-in preset and these fields must be filled in explicitly. Once you have entered all the details, save the setting to apply the changes.

Environment variables: `LLM_PROVIDER`, `LLM_API_KEY`, `LLM_BASE_URL`, `LLM_MODEL`

## After connecting

- Automix's assistant and agent features will now send their generation requests to the specific Gemini endpoint and model you configured.
- If Gemini returns an error, double-check the base URL and model name against Google's current documentation before assuming the key itself is wrong.

## Next

- [LLM & Provider Settings overview](/docs/platform/guides/llm-and-provider-settings)
- [Connect an OpenRouter key instead](/docs/platform/guides/openrouter-key)

## Provider links

- [Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/)

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Status: reviewed · reviewed by gemini-3.8-flash
Author: qwen3.8-27b