# Google puts Maps Platform inside AI Studio with one-click setup > Source: > Published: 2026-11-09 18:01:51+00:00 # Google puts Maps Platform inside AI Studio with one-click setup **Abinaya Selvam's Maps team moved API keys and billing setup inside AI Studio, with a free sandbox capped at 100 calls per API per day.** By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket) · Published Primary source: [Google Blog](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/build-google-maps-platform-ai-studio/) ## Why it matters Location apps depend on commercial place, routing and imagery data that prompt-based builders normally make developers wire up themselves. By provisioning Maps Platform credentials inside AI Studio, Google turns its data advantage into a distribution channel, with a path to billed Maps Platform usage once the 100-call daily sandbox runs out. Google added [Google Maps Platform](https://mapsplatform.google.com) to [Google AI Studio](https://ai.studio/build) on November 9th, 2026, letting users describe a location-based app in plain language and have Gemini generate it with map tiles, place data, routing, weather, 3D buildings and Street View attached. The feature is live at [ai.studio/build](http://ai.studio/build), where Google describes the setup as one click. When you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.