Gemini API in Russia — no VPN, no foreign-issued card
Google doesn't offer the Gemini API or Google AI Studio in Russia. On RuAPI, Gemini models — from Flash-Lite to Gemini 4 Argon and Nano Banana Pro — work with one key: pay in USDT, no VPN, no Google Cloud account. In your code, only base_url changes.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="sk-...",
base_url="https://www.ruapi.ai/v1",
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gemini-4-argon",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)It's the regular OpenAI SDK: replace sk-... with your RuAPI key and set base_url to https://www.ruapi.ai/v1. In the Google GenAI SDK, set base_url to https://www.ruapi.ai.
Why connect the Gemini API through RuAPI from Russia
The paid Gemini API is tied to a Google Cloud billing account.
On RuAPI an email or Google / Yandex sign-in is enough. You top up in USDT, from 5 USDT; if you don't have USDT yet, you can buy it with rubles via SBP — there's a step-by-step guide in the docs. No foreign card needed.
Google doesn't offer the Gemini API in Russia.
Russia is not on the list of countries where the Gemini API and Google AI Studio are available: opening AI Studio shows “not available in your region”. RuAPI's website and API are reachable from Russia directly, no VPN.
One Gemini model is rarely enough.
The same key works for Claude, GPT and DeepSeek, with one shared balance. And if the main Gemini route doesn't respond, the request automatically goes to a backup.
Key parameters
base_url
OpenAI-compatible: https://www.ruapi.ai/v1
Native Gemini API: https://www.ruapi.ai/v1beta (key in the x-goog-api-key header)
Gemini models
gemini-4-argon
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Nano Banana Pro: gemini-3-pro-image-preview
and more — full list on the pricing page
Payment
USDT — TRC20 / BEP20 / Polygon
from 5 USDT, no foreign card
Gemini API pricing
Current prices per 1M tokens in USD — the same as on the pricing page. Pay in USDT, pay as you go, no subscription.
| model | input $/M | output $/M |
|---|---|---|
| gemini-4-argon | $2.40 cache read $0.12 | $12.00 |
| gemini-3.1-pro-preview | $2.40 cache read $0.24 >200K: $4.80 | $14.40 >200K: $21.60 |
| gemini-2.5-pro | $1.50 cache read $0.15 >200K: $3.00 | $12.00 >200K: $18.00 |
| gemini-3.5-flash-lite | $0.36 cache read $0.0360 | $3.00 |
| gemini-2.5-flash-lite | $0.12 cache read $0.0120 | $0.48 |
Prices per 1M tokens: input is the regular input price, “cache read” is the price of input tokens served from the cache (context caching), output is the output price. Image generation prices (Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2) are on the pricing page.
The grey “>200K” line is the vendor’s official tier for long prompts: when a prompt exceeds the threshold, the whole request is billed at that tier.
Gemini via RuAPI vs. directly from Google
| Gemini via RuAPI | Gemini API directly (Google AI Studio) | |
|---|---|---|
| Access from Russia | Website and API reachable directly, no VPN | Russia is not on the list of countries where the Gemini API and AI Studio are available |
| Payment | USDT from 5 USDT (you can buy it with rubles via SBP); foreign-issued cards also accepted | Via a Google Cloud billing account |
| Models | Gemini, Claude, GPT, DeepSeek, GLM, Qwen — one key | Google models only |
| If the main route doesn't respond | The request automatically goes to a backup route | The request fails |
Country list per the Available regions page on ai.google.dev (updated 28 Apr 2026, checked 22 Oct 2026).