The author shares their practical experience using a free Gemini Pro student account to access the 3.0 API. After creating a Key in AI Studio and importing it into VS Code, they discovered they could only use the 2.5Pro model and were unable to call the 3.0 version. When attempting to download the Antigravity tool, they consistently received a ‘Not Eligible’ error, and even switching IPs using TUN mode failed to resolve the login issue. The article explores how to solve these problems, enabling the Gemini student account to use the 3.0 API with an Agent, providing a practical reference for other developers.
