Google's first-party APIs now process 32B tokens per minute, 4x year over year
Beth_Kindig · x · 2026-10-29
Google disclosed that its first-party model APIs are now processing nearly 32 billion tokens per minute — more than 4x the volume a year ago, and up 40% quarter over quarter from 22B per minute in Q2, signaling accelerating AI API usage growth.
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