Gemini 2.5 Flash API pricing
As of October 21, 2026, Google Gemini 2.5 Flash costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens through OpenRouter, with cached input at $0.03 per million.
Gemini 2.5 Flash benchmarks and specs · Every Google model's price
- Input, per million tokens$0.30
- Output, per million tokens$2.50
- Cached input, per million$0.03
- Context window1.05M tokens
- Max output66K tokens
- Output speedNot measured
What a request costs
Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.
| Workload | Tokens | One request | 1,000 requests | Fits the context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn | 1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0015 | $1.55 | Yes |
| Repository review | 50K input + 3K output tokens | $0.022 | $22.50 | Yes |
| Agent loop | 200K input + 10K output tokens | $0.085 | $85.00 | Yes |
| Solved coding task | One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed | $0.466 | $466.01 |
Price history
We read this price every day and have since October 15, 2026. It has not changed yet; any change will be listed here with its date.
- October 15, 2026 First recorded: $0.30 input, $2.50 output
Cheaper models as good as Gemini 2.5 Flash
Models within two points of Gemini 2.5 Flash or above it on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, with a lower output price. Cheapest first.
- Ling 3.0 Flash$0.063 Overall 20.1 against 15.5 · 97% cheaper output
- Ling 3.0 Flash VL$0.18 Overall 24.6 against 15.5 · 93% cheaper output
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423$0.182 Overall 24.4 against 15.5 · 93% cheaper output
- Solar Mini 4$0.20 Overall 24.1 against 15.5 · 92% cheaper output
- Ling 3.1 Flash$0.225 Overall 41.1 against 15.5 · 91% cheaper output
Gemini 2.5 Flash pricing questions
- How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash cost per million tokens?
- $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 21, 2026.
- Does Gemini 2.5 Flash support prompt caching?
- Yes. OpenRouter lists cached input at $0.03 per million tokens, against $0.30 for uncached input.
- Is there a cheaper model as good as Gemini 2.5 Flash?
- Ling 3.0 Flash scores 20.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, within two points of Gemini 2.5 Flash or above it, and costs $0.063 per million output tokens.
- Has the price of Gemini 2.5 Flash changed?
- Not since we started recording it daily on October 15, 2026.