If you generate a lot — or just prefer to be billed directly — you can add your own Google Gemini API key in Settings

No credits, no limits: every AI feature runs on your key with nothing deducted from your balance
You're billed by Google for the usage, at their rates
Reversible: remove the key at any time to go back to credits
Personal shows only. Your key is never used for a show that belongs to an organization — company work is billed to the company, so it can't land on your personal Google bill because you happened to run it.

Get a free key at aistudio.google.com. Your key is stored encrypted and is never shown back to you or shared.

Paste whichever key AI Studio gives you — Google has changed its key format before (newer keys start with AQ., older ones with AIza) and CueCall doesn't second-guess the format. Your key is checked with Google directly when you save it, so if something is wrong you'll be told what.

More in Premium Features

Premium Features: How AI Credits Work — AI generation is paid for with credits. Every account starts with a batch of free credits, and you can buy more at any time from the Billing page. Credits never expire.
Premium Features: AI for an Organization — An organization has its own AI billing, separate from every member's. Which one pays depends on the show, not on who is working:
Premium Features: Which Features Use Credits — These AI features are paid for with credits (or run free on your own API key):
Premium Features: What's Available Without Credits — All core production management features work without credits — and so do the AI helpers that assist with importing your own data:
Premium Features: Running Out of Credits — When your balance can't cover a generation, you'll see a dialog offering two ways forward.
Premium Features: Subscribing to the CueCall Blog — The CueCall blog publishes practical writing for directors, stage managers and producers. You can have new posts emailed to you — an account is not required, and the list is separate from product…
Premium Features: CueCall Webinars — We run occasional live webinars — walkthroughs of auditions, scheduling or the production paperwork, with time for questions. When one is scheduled, a sign-up form appears on the CueCall home page…

Related features

AI Assistance & Credits — AI help across the app — look and inventory image generation, song and schedule extraction, import assistance — paid for with prepaid credits or run on your own API key.

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