As of April 2026, the Gemini 1.5 series has become a legacy platform. Google AI Studio now fully supports the latest Gemini 2.5 and Gemini 3.1 generations. This article will guide you through obtaining an API Key to integrate Google's most powerful AI models into your project.

Google AI Studio is a web-based IDE designed specifically for prompt development and rapid prototyping with Gemini models.
New features in the 2026 version:
Go to the official website: https://aistudio.google.com/.
Sign in with your Google account (Personal or Google Workspace).
On the left sidebar, find and click on the key icon labelled "Get API key".

The system will present two main options:

Copy and store your API key in a safe place.
[!CAUTION] Never push your API Key directly to GitHub or any public platform. Use environment variables (
.env) for security.
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