GETTING A GEMINI API KEY IS AN EXERCISE IN FRUSTRATION

Summary from the TLDR AI newsletter

Gemini is aimed at large organizations, not individual developers. It is designed for maximum compliance with government regulations, not for efficiency or productivity. Google doesn't want your business unless you're an organization that employs tens of thousands of people. OpenAI and Anthropic are much smaller and more nimble. They are able to make the process of setting up a developer account quick and easy.