Re: €54k spike in 13h from unrestricted Firebase browser key accessing Gemini APIs

> We had a budget alert (€80) and a cost anomaly alert, both of which triggered with a delay of a few hours

> By the time we reacted, costs were already around €28,000

> The final amount settled at €54,000+ due to delayed cost reporting

So much for the folks defending these three companies that refused to provide hard spending cap ("but you can set the budget", "you are doing it wrong if you worry about billing", "hard cap it's technically impossible" etc.)

benterix, 2 hours ago