Yeah AI Studio is free with decent rate limits, though obviously more developer focused: https://aistudio.google.com/
The official Gemini app works well for me too and there's a nice free tier and it's free if you have a newer Pixel phone. Otherwise $20/month for the Advanced tier. There's no $200/month option.
There's also Google's https://idx.dev - which is a webide/vscode dealio and you can use gemini in agentic mode (mix of 2.0/2.5 but if you use your own gemini key you can guarantee 2.5 Pro i think)
edit, well it now appears to be https://firebase.studio/ - that is a recent change I haven't used it since it changed its name..
I mostly use LLMs on PC, as I use LLMs mainly for coding.
Does AI Studio allow you to have projects with project files and whatnot?
How about its context window length, more or less than Claude's?
I am also interested in open-source alternatives to the web interface that claude.ai has, I know there are some but I have forgotten their names, would be cool to have a list here.
The best open source UI I know of is https://openwebui.com/ - you can point it at any OpenAI API compatible endpoint and both Gemini and Anthropic offer those now.
You can use the Gemini API for free with quite generous allowances, including for 2.5 Pro.
AI studio is only developer focused if you’re not working on AI, which is a prohibited use case according to the Gemini API / AI Studio “Additional Terms”
The official Gemini app works well for me too and there's a nice free tier and it's free if you have a newer Pixel phone. Otherwise $20/month for the Advanced tier. There's no $200/month option.
https://gemini.google.com/app