gpt-5.2 vs gemini-2.5-pro
On a 1,500-input, 500-output call at 10,000 calls a day, gpt-5.2 costs about $2,100 a month and gemini-2.5-pro about $2,063 — gemini-2.5-pro is roughly 2% cheaper than gpt-5.2. gpt-5.2 lists $8.00 per 1M output tokens against gemini-2.5-pro at $10.00.
gpt-5.2 costs $2.00/1M in and $8.00/1M out; gemini-2.5-pro costs $1.25/1M in and $10.00/1M out.
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Price per 1M tokens
gpt-5.2: input $2.00, output $8.00. gemini-2.5-pro: input $1.25, output $10.00.
- Monthly at 10,000 calls/day — gpt-5.2: $2,100, gemini-2.5-pro: $2,063
- Monthly at 100,000 calls/day — gpt-5.2: $21,000, gemini-2.5-pro: $20,625
- Time to first token — gpt-5.2: 200 ms, gemini-2.5-pro: 200 ms
- Throughput — gpt-5.2: 220 tok/s, gemini-2.5-pro: 90 tok/s
Which one to run
If your workload tolerates gemini-2.5-pro's quality, the saving is immediate. If it does not, route: send the easy calls to gemini-2.5-pro and keep gpt-5.2 for the hard ones.
Frequently asked questions
Is gpt-5.2 cheaper than gemini-2.5-pro?
gemini-2.5-pro is cheaper. At 10,000 calls a day with 1,500 input and 500 output tokens, gpt-5.2 costs about $2,100 a month and gemini-2.5-pro about $2,063.
What is the price difference between gpt-5.2 and gemini-2.5-pro?
About 2% on the same workload, using list prices with no caching or batch discounts.