Google Gemini
Gemini 2.5 Flash costs
Great for 1M-context assistant loops that still need adaptive thinking + Search grounding.
Last pricing check: Mar 13, 2026
Why teams choose this model
Scenario planning
Realistic cost examples
Numbers use Gemini 2.5 Flash pricing
Realtime assistant
Customer-facing chatbots rely on Flash for balanced cost/perf.
Per request
$0.0018
Per month
$157.95
Tokens sent
130,500,000
Analytics copilot
BI teams ask Flash to summarize dashboards and highlight anomalies.
Per request
$0.0026
Per month
$105.60
Tokens sent
88,000,000
Agent loop
Flash keeps multi-step workflows affordable while still hitting Search + Maps.
Per request
$0.0032
Per month
$80.00
Tokens sent
65,000,000
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FAQs
Do I still get 1M context?
Yes—Google positions Flash as a hybrid reasoning model with 1M tokens, but surcharges kick in beyond 200K.
Cache pricing?
$0.03/M tokens (text) for cache hits; storage is $1/M tokens per hour.
Grounding costs?
Search: 1,500 RPD free (shared with Flash-Lite), then $35 per 1K prompts. Maps: 1,500 RPD free, then $25 per 1K.
Pricing sources
- https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
Checked Mar 13, 2026