Google Gemini
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview costs
Plan 1M-token workloads, cache hits, and Search grounding fees with Google’s latest flagship preview.
Last pricing check: Mar 13, 2026
Why teams choose this model
Scenario planning
Realistic cost examples
Numbers use Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview pricing
Search-grounded analyst
Analysts use Gemini 3.1 Pro + Search grounding for real-time insight summaries.
Per request
$0.021
Per month
$147.00
Tokens sent
24,500,000
Policy QA bot
Gemini combs through long PDFs and outputs compliance-ready answers.
Per request
$0.0164
Per month
$246.00
Tokens sent
40,500,000
Adaptive planning agent
Product teams run multi-step planning loops tied into Workspace data.
Per request
$0.0264
Per month
$158.40
Tokens sent
25,200,000
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FAQs
How do the long-context surcharges work?
Google doubles input ($4/M) and adds a 1.5x output ($18/M) rate once prompts exceed 200K tokens. Keep scenarios under that line unless you need 1M tokens.
What about caching?
Cache reads drop to $0.20/M tokens (writes incur the full rate plus the $4.50M/hr storage fee). Use it for shared system prompts.
Is Search grounding billed separately?
Yes—5,000 prompts are free per month, then Google charges $14 per 1K Search queries in addition to the model tokens.
Pricing sources
- https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
Checked Mar 13, 2026
- https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/long-context
Checked Mar 13, 2026