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How to use your own Google Gemini account in Xabia Agent<\/h1>\n

BYOK \u2014 Bring Your Own Key.<\/strong> Connect the plugin directly to Google: chatbot requests go from your WordPress site to Google’s infrastructure, bypassing the Xabia Cloud reload system ( #wallet<\/a> ).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With Xabia Agent,<\/strong> you have complete control. If you prefer not to use Xabia Cloud top-ups, you can pay Google directly for your usage \u2014 or take advantage of their free credits \u2014 keeping the key on your server.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Google Gemini
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Two ways to connect your Google key<\/h2>\n
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Recommended \u00b7 95% of users<\/span><\/p>\n

Option 1: Google AI Studio<\/h3>\n

The fastest. No Google Cloud Console or GCP billing required. Up and running in under 2 minutes<\/strong> . <\/p>\n

aistudio.google.com Create API Key AIza\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022 \u2192 Paste in Xabia \u2192 Option A (BYOK)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Enterprise \u00b7 Xabia PRO<\/span><\/p>\n

Option 2: Google Vertex AI<\/h3>\n

For companies with GCP, corporate SLAs, consolidated billing, or data residence in specific regions (e.g., europe-west1<\/code> ). <\/p>\n

console.cloud.google.com Vertex AI Service Acct key.json \u2192 Vertex Connector in Xabia Agent PRO<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Option 1: Google AI Studio (step by step)<\/h2>\n

It’s the fastest option. It doesn’t require configuring infrastructure on Google Cloud and is activated in less than 2 minutes.<\/p>\n

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  1. Access Google AI Studio<\/strong><\/a> and sign in with your Google account.<\/li>\n
  2. Click on the highlighted “Create<\/strong> API Key” button.<\/li>\n
  3. Select your project or let Google generate an automatic one and click “Create API key in new project”<\/strong> .<\/li>\n
  4. Copy the generated alphanumeric key ( AIza\u2026<\/code> ).<\/li>\n
  5. Go to your WordPress dashboard \u2192 Xabia Agent<\/strong> (or Xabia LITE<\/strong> ) \u2192 select “Option A: Your own Google Gemini key (BYOK)”<\/strong> and paste the key. Save the settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    WordPress Admin \u2192 Xabia LITE<\/span>
    \u25c9 Option A: Your own Google Gemini key (BYOK – Free)
    Google Gemini API Key: [ \u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022 ]
    \u2611 100% Free. No Xabia account required.<\/div>\n

    Advantages:<\/strong> Includes a free usage quota renewable monthly<\/strong> by Google and an ultra-economical standard pay-per-use model if you exceed the quota.<\/div>\n

    Option 2: Google Vertex AI (Enterprise)<\/h2>\n

    If your company already operates with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)<\/strong> , requires corporate service level agreements (SLAs), consolidated billing, or data residency in specific regions (e.g., Western Europe), you can connect Xabia Agent using Vertex AI.<\/p>\n

    Steps for integration with Vertex AI<\/h3>\n
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    1. Create or select project:<\/strong> Access the Google Cloud Console<\/a> and select your project.<\/li>\n
    2. Enable the Vertex AI API:<\/strong> In the console search bar, search for “Vertex AI API” and click Enable<\/strong> .<\/li>\n
    3. Create a Service Account:<\/strong>\n