Model Details
2025-04Price Data Last Verified: April 22, 2026
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite API Pricing & Cost Calculator
Google's cheapest current Gemini 2.5 tier for bulk traffic and lighter reasoning needs.
Pricing Details
- Provider
- Input Price
- $0.10 / 1M tokens
- Output Price
- $0.40 / 1M tokens
- Context Window
- 1M
Cost Scenarios
Small Request$0.0005
Medium Request$0.005
Large Request$0.03
High Volume$0.30
Detailed Cost Breakdown
| Scenario | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Request | 1,000 | 1,000 | $0.0001 | $0.0004 | $0.0005 |
| Medium Request | 10,000 | 10,000 | $0.001 | $0.004 | $0.005 |
| Large Request | 100,000 | 50,000 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.03 |
| High Volume | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | $0.10 | $0.20 | $0.30 |
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