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Using Goose for Free

Goose is a free and open-source developer agent that you can start using right away, but not all supported LLM Providers provide a free tier.

Below, we outline a couple of free options and how to get started with them.

Google Gemini

Google Gemini provides free access to its AI capabilities with some limitations. To start using the Gemini API with Goose, you need an API Key from Google AI studio.

Update your ~/.config/goose/profiles.yaml file with the following configuration:

profiles.yaml
default:
  provider: google
  processor: gemini-1.5-flash
  accelerator: gemini-1.5-flash
  moderator: passive
  toolkits:
  - name: developer
    requires: {}

When you run goose session start, you will be prompted to enter your Google API Key.

Note

At the moment, the synopsis toolkit isn't supported by Google Gemini, so we use the developer toolkit to interact with the API.

Limitations

These free options are a great way to get started with Goose and explore its capabilities. However, if you need more advanced features or higher usage limits, you can always upgrade to a paid plan.

This guide will continue to be updated with more free options as they become available. If you have any questions or need help with a specific provider, feel free to reach out to us on Discord or on the Goose repo.