This is clearly a scam
This is clearly a scam. They are breaking all the laws in Europe here. Unstable servers due to overload, which leads to extremely unstable models periodically. But despite this, they still charge for the API cost, even though the models work worse than my local 8b model. This is a service only for those who like to throw money out the window. I hope the EU sets strict requirements here and bans all Google services until they can follow the legislation that they have to follow in the country they provide the services in.
If you try to contact customer service, you will only be met by a cynical AI who says I have accepted this in the terms and conditions, so there is nothing I can do. But the law still applies to Google, which they are unable to follow.
Often the service is stable and nice, but it is only in the remaining 40%-50% of the time when it is not stable that the money rolls out.
In addition to this, everything is very unclear when it comes to how much everything costs and what you have used and with all the errors you often have to pay more than you need to.
As a free service, it's fine, but as a paid service it has a long way to go before it becomes a worthy service.








