Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite API Pricing — $0.10/M input, $0.40/M output
Ultra-low-cost legacy model.
Deprecated June 2026 See Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite pricing.
Announced 2026-06-01. No announced shutdown date. Source · Full retirement tracker
Speed
Not yet measured — see the speed benchmark leaderboard for models we do track.
Cost at scale
| Tokens / month | Est. cost (blended 3:1) |
|---|---|
| 100,000 | $0.02 |
| 1,000,000 | $0.18 |
| 10,000,000 | $1.75 |
| 100,000,000 | $17.50 |
How Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite compares
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite — $0.56/MGemini 3.1 Flash Lite — $0.56/MGemini 2.5 Flash — $0.85/MGemini 3.1 Flash — $1.69/MGemini 3.6 Flash — $3.38/MDeepSeek V4 Flash — $0.17/MMinistral 8B — $0.15/MGPT-5 Nano — $0.14/M
FAQ
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Flash?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs $0.18/M blended tokens, DeepSeek V4 Flash costs $0.17/M — DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper.
How much does 1 million tokens cost with Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?
At a 3:1 input:output ratio, 1 million blended tokens costs approximately $0.18. Pure input costs $0.10/M; pure output costs $0.40/M.
Who provides Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is served by Google. Pricing was last verified on 2026-04-06 against https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing.
