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Google AI Studio adds free googleusercontent.com URLs for deployed apps

Google AI Studio added free googleusercontent.com URLs for deployed apps without requiring a billing account. Team replies said indexing is supported, while custom domains and password protection are still planned.

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Google AI Studio adds free googleusercontent.com URLs for deployed apps
Google AI Studio adds free googleusercontent.com URLs for deployed apps

TL;DR

Google AI Studio's deploy button now produces a public app URL instead of a throwaway-feeling preview. OfficialLoganK's demo shows the deploy flow ending with a live address, his billing reply removes the old billing-account catch, and his indexing reply makes these pages more useful for small tools, portfolios, and client demos.

Free pretty URLs

Each deployed app can now get a free pretty URL on Google's hosted app domain. The launch post framed the stack plainly: free apps, free deploys, and free pretty URLs.

The useful creative shift is tiny but real. AI Studio apps can now be shared as a normal link without setting up a hosting account first.

No billing account

A reply clarified the access model: deployed apps are free and no billing account is required anymore.

That removes the most annoying speed bump for quick vibe-coded utilities, especially when the output is a prototype, landing page, internal tool, or one-off interactive demo.

Search indexing

Google AI Studio deployed apps can be indexed, according to OfficialLoganK's reply to a user asking about search visibility.

For creators, that turns the URL from a share link into something closer to a tiny public web property. The evidence does not say how indexing controls work yet.

Custom domains and password protection

Two common hosting requests are still in progress:

  • Custom domains: OfficialLoganK said that is next, with the current release limited to simple pretty googleusercontent.com domains.
  • Password protection: OfficialLoganK said the team is working on it.

The first version is built for public sharing, not client-ready gated delivery.

Open URLs and rollout bugs

Name availability appears broad for now. OfficialLoganK told one user there were “lots of open URLs.”

The rollout still had edge-case issues on day one. In a later reply, OfficialLoganK said the team was debugging the feature in some cases and tagged another Google account into the thread.

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