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The prohibition prevents developers from using Google AI Studio's own infrastructure to build products that would compete with it, directly limiting competitive use of the platform.
If you use the Services, you are prohibited from using them to develop models that compete with the Services, including models that would compete with the Gemini API or Google AI Studio.
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Assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described above
use the Services in a manner that may create a conflict of interest or undermine the purposes of the Services, such as trading reviews with other users or writing or soliciting fake reviews
You shall not distribute on or through this Web Site any Postings containing any advertising, promotion, solicitation for goods, services or funds or solicitation for others to become members of any enterprise...
"You may not use the Services to develop models that compete with the Services (e.g., Gemini API or Google AI Studio).Excerpt from Google AI Studio's Gemini API Terms of Service
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The prohibition prevents developers from using Google AI Studio's own infrastructure to build products that would compete with it, directly limiting competitive use of the platform.
If you use the Services, you are prohibited from using them to develop models that compete with the Services, including models that would compete with the Gemini API or Google AI Studio.
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