gemini-2.5-pro pricing
gemini-2.5-pro costs $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $32.50. The cheapest comparable alternative is o4-mini at $8.00 per 1M output tokens.
gemini-2.5-pro is priced at $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 200 ms to first token and about 90 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $1.25 · Output $10.00 · Output/input ratio 8.0x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $11.25
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $32.50
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $325.00
Cheaper alternatives to gemini-2.5-pro
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- llama-4.1-405b — $8.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
- gpt-5.2 — $8.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
- gpt-4.1 — $8.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
- o4-mini — $8.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
How much are you wasting on gemini-2.5-pro?
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Frequently asked questions
How much does gemini-2.5-pro cost per million tokens?
$1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does gemini-2.5-pro cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, gemini-2.5-pro costs about $32.50. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $325.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to gemini-2.5-pro?
Yes. llama-4.1-405b at $8.00/1M output, gpt-5.2 at $8.00/1M output, gpt-4.1 at $8.00/1M output, o4-mini at $8.00/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is gemini-2.5-pro?
Roughly 200 ms to first token and about 90 output tokens per second.