It's just really yanky, even compared to other developer environments. Why is the backend Google Drive? Why do uploaded (and maybe generated?) images end up th

It's just really yanky, even compared to other developer environments. Why is the backend Google Drive? Why do uploaded (and maybe generated?) images end up there, decoupled from the chats they originate from? What quotas am I accessing; those for my free API keys, others, or none at all?