Ways to buy 5
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Google Gemini APIflex, cheapest · cached $0.005 | $0.05 | $0.2 | $0.05 / $0.2-50% vs list | $0.005 | -50% vs list |
| Google Gemini API API The lab's own API · cached $0.01 | $0.1 | $0.4 | $0.1 / $0.4List price | $0.01 | List price |
 Google Vertex AIDefault region · cached $0.01 | $0.1 | $0.4 | $0.1 / $0.4Same as list | $0.01 | Same as list |
| Google Vertex AI eu · cached $0.01 | $0.1 | $0.4 | $0.1 / $0.4Same as list | $0.01 | Same as list |
| Google Gemini API priority · cached $0.018 | $0.18 | $0.72 | $0.18 / $0.72+80% vs list | $0.018 | +80% vs list |
USD per 1M tokens; batch $0.05 in, $0.2 out on the lab's API. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $18.00 direct.
Helicone$18.00+0%
Kong AI Gateway$18.00+0%
LiteLLM$18.00+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$18.00+0%
Cloudflare AI Gateway$18.90+5%
Requesty$18.90+5%
Eden AI$18.99+5.5%
OpenRouter$18.99+5.5%
No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
Related models
| In / out per 1M | Cheapest route | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.8 Flash Google · 1MCheapest: $0.75 on Google Gemini API (flex) | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.75 / $3.75 | $1.5 | 1M | $0.75 on Google Gemini API (flex) | · |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash Google · 1MCheapest: $0.75 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.75 / $3.75100% | $1.5 | 1M | $0.75 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | 100% |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Google · 1MCheapest: $0.425 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | $0.3 | $2.5 | $0.3 / $2.5 | $0.85 | 1M | $0.425 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | · |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash Google · 1MCheapest: $0.75 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.75 / $3.75 | $1.5 | 1M | $0.75 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | · |
 DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek · 1MCheapest: $0.1 on Relace | $0.15 | $0.6 | $0.15 / $0.6 | $0.262 | 1M | $0.1 on Relace | · |
 GPT-6 LunaOpenAI · 1.05MCheapest: $0.1 on OpenAI (flex) | $0.1 | $0.5 | $0.1 / $0.5 | $0.2 | 1.05M | $0.1 on OpenAI (flex) | · |
| GPT-6 Luna Pro OpenAI · 1.05MCheapest: $0.1 on OpenAI (flex) | $0.1 | $0.5 | $0.1 / $0.5 | $0.2 | 1.05M | $0.1 on OpenAI (flex) | · |
 Qwen3.8 Omni FlashQwen (Alibaba) · 1M | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.15 / $0.47 | $0.23 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
About Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is a lightweight reasoning model in the Gemini 2.5 family, optimized for ultra-low latency and cost efficiency.
Takes text, image, files, audio, video in and returns text. First listed Jul 24, 2025. Up to 66K output tokens. Blended price $0.175 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id gemini-2-5-flash-lite.
Price history
List price since Jul 24, 2025, from Internet Archive snapshots of the OpenRouter catalog, then daily reads.
| Seen | Model | Old price | New price | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2025 | Gemini 2.5 Flash LiteCached input $0.025 to $0.01 | Cached input $0.025 | Cached input $0.01 | -60% |
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Questions
How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite cost?
$0.1 per million input tokens and $0.4 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.01, or $0.05 and $0.2 through the Batch API.
What is the context window of Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?
1M tokens, with up to 66K tokens of output.
Where is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite cheapest?
Of 5 routes tracked, Google Gemini API is cheapest at $0.05 input and $0.2 output per million tokens.
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