GoogleGemini 2.5 Flash pricing
$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.41¢ per chat answer and 0.69¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Gemini 2.5 Flash costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Gemini 3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.41¢$4.09 / 1,000 | 35 in · 788 out · 843 reasoning | 212 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.15¢$1.46 / 1,000 | 271 in · 128 out · 424 reasoning | 200 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.90¢$8.98 / 1,000 | 52 in · 2,621 out · 964 reasoning | 171 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.74¢$7.45 / 1,000 | 293 in · 1,127 out · 1,817 reasoning | 182 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 1.2¢$11.55 / 1,000 | 1,308 in · 1,297 out · 3,167 reasoning | 191 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.30¢$2.95 / 1,000 | 706 in · 653 out · 443 reasoning | 183 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.69¢$6.94 / 1,000 | 12,741 in · 535 out · 713 reasoning | 157 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.38¢$3.84 / 1,000 | 452 in · 539 out · 943 reasoning | 205 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 2.2¢$22.19 / 1,000 | 6,304 in · 1,018 out · 7,100 reasoning | 172 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.65¢$6.50 / 1,000 | 3,608 in · 669 out · 1,499 reasoning | 198 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 1.7¢$16.99 / 1,000 | 1,397 in · 571 out · 6,059 reasoning | 245 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.67¢$6.75 / 1,000 | 5,207 in · 2,074 out | 109 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.40¢$4.01 / 1,000 | 135 in · 546 out · 1,043 reasoning | 204 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 24¢$242 / 1,000 | 2,194,987 in · 14,715 out · 47,150 reasoning | 115 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Gemini 2.5 Flash through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Google AI Studiounknown | $0.15 / $1.25 | $0.015 | 1M | 100% |
Googleunknown | $0.30 / $2.50 | $0.03 | 1M | 100% |
Googleunknown | $0.30 / $2.50 | $0.03 | 1M | 100% |
Google AI Studiounknown | $0.30 / $2.50 | $0.03 | 1M | 100% |
Googleunknown | $0.30 / $2.50 | $0.03 | 1M | 37% |
Googleunknown | $0.54 / $4.50 | $0.054 | 1M | 100% |
Google AI Studiounknown | $0.54 / $4.50 | $0.054 | 1M |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Jun 23, 2025 at $0.30 input / $2.50 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash cost?
Gemini 2.5 Flash costs $0.30 per 1 million input tokens and $2.50 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.03 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.41¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.69¢.
Where is Gemini 2.5 Flash cheapest?
Among 7 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Google AI Studio: $0.15 input and $1.25 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Gemini 2.5 Flash cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Gemini 2.5 Flash was not run directly. Tokens come from Gemini 3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Google. Real usage can differ.