gemini-2.5-flash-lite pricing

gemini-2.5-flash-lite costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $0.80.

gemini-2.5-flash-lite is priced at $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 80 ms to first token and about 180 tokens/sec output throughput.

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Price per 1M tokens

Input $0.05 · Output $0.15 · Output/input ratio 3.0x.

  • 1M input + 1M output tokens: $0.20
  • 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $0.80
  • 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $8.00

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Frequently asked questions

How much does gemini-2.5-flash-lite cost per million tokens?

$0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.

What does gemini-2.5-flash-lite cost per month at typical usage?

At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, gemini-2.5-flash-lite costs about $0.80. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $8.00.

How fast is gemini-2.5-flash-lite?

Roughly 80 ms to first token and about 180 output tokens per second.