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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs

Cheapest way to stay on the Gemini stack while keeping Search/Maps grounding available.

Last pricing check: Mar 13, 2026

$0.10 per 1M prompt tokens$0.40 per 1M completion tokens1,000,000 token context

Why teams choose this model

Tier-1 support
Bulk summarization
Notification digests
Open main calculator

Scenario planning

Realistic cost examples

Numbers use Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite pricing

Support macros

Flash-Lite automates canned replies with Search fallback.

Per request

$0.0001

Per month

$36.00

Tokens sent

165,000,000

400 prompt tokens260 completion tokens250,000 requests/mo

Bulk summarization

Teams summarize chat transcripts or issue queues cheaply.

Per request

$0.0002

Per month

$34.00

Tokens sent

160,000,000

500 prompt tokens300 completion tokens200,000 requests/mo

Localization queue

Global product teams translate UI strings on the cheap.

Per request

$0.0002

Per month

$28.26

Tokens sent

131,400,000

450 prompt tokens280 completion tokens180,000 requests/mo

Compare with

Google

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview Pricing

Updated Mar 13, 2026

Google

Gemini 2.5 Flash Pricing

Updated Mar 13, 2026

Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro Pricing Guide

Updated Mar 13, 2026

FAQs

Does Flash-Lite still get Search grounding?

Yes—500 requests/day are free and share a pool with Flash. Beyond that costs match the standard Search rate.

Cache pricing?

$0.01/M token cache hits; storage $1/M tokens per hour if pinned.

How does it differ from 3.1 Flash-Lite preview?

This is the stable 2.5 tier with higher throughput, while 3.1 is the bleeding-edge preview.

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