refactor(docs): drop -free Google models from the model switcher - #911
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openui.com runs on the org's single shared Cloud quota, so exposing free-tier models (gemini-3.6-flash-free / 3.1-pro-free / 3.1-flash-lite-free / 3.5-flash-free) let visitors exhaust it (ERR_FREE_MODEL_LIMIT). Default is now google/gemini-3.6-flash and the /chat + /compare switchers list only paid models. The openui-cloud TEMPLATE keeps -free — scaffolded apps run on each user's own key/quota.
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What
Remove every
-freeGoogle model from the docs model switcher and make the paid Gemini 3.6 Flash the default.docs/lib/openui-cloud/models.ts:DEFAULT_MODEL:google/gemini-3.6-flash-free→google/gemini-3.6-flashgemini-3.6-flash-free,gemini-3.1-pro-free,gemini-3.1-flash-lite-free,gemini-3.5-flash-freeApplies to both
/chatand/compare?pair=markdown-cloud(both read this file).Why
openui.com runs on the org's single shared Cloud quota. Exposing free-tier models in the public switcher let visitors exhaust it, surfacing
429 ERR_FREE_MODEL_LIMITmid-demo. Paid models bill against the org account instead of hitting the shared free cap.Not touched
The
openui-cloudtemplate keeps-freeas its default. Scaffolded apps run on each user's own key/quota, so the free tier is the right zero-cost starting point there.