Gemini API Pricing (March 2026) — 2.5 Pro, Flash & Free Tier Token Costs
Updated March 2026. Google Gemini API pricing per 1M tokens: 2.5 Pro at $1.25/$10, Flash at $0.30/$2.50, Flash-Lite at $0.10/$0.40. Free tier on most models.
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Gemini API Pricing — March 2026
Last updated: March 2, 2026 No pricing changes since February 2026.
TL;DR — Gemini API Prices (March 2026)
- Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview): $2.00/$12.00 per 1M tokens
- Gemini 2.5 Pro: $1.25/$10.00 per 1M tokens (≤200K context)
- Gemini 2.5 Flash: $0.30/$2.50 per 1M tokens
- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: $0.10/$0.40 per 1M tokens
- Free Tier: Available on most models
Google offers the best free tier among all major LLM providers.
Gemini 3 Family (Preview)
| Model | Context | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview) | 200K+ | $2.00 (≤200K) / $4.00 (>200K) | $12.00 (≤200K) / $18.00 (>200K) |
| Gemini 3 Flash (preview) | — | $0.50 | $3.00 |
Gemini 2.5 Family (Current)
| Model | Context | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | Cached Input |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | 2M | $1.25 (≤200K) / $2.50 (>200K) | $10.00 (≤200K) / $15.00 (>200K) | $0.125 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | 1M | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.03 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | 1M | $0.10 | $0.40 | — |
Gemini 2.0 Family
| Model | Context | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | Cached Input |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 2.0 Flash | 1M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.025 |
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | 1M | $0.075 | $0.30 | — |
Free Tier
Google offers a generous free tier:
- Free input/output tokens on most models (Gemini 2.5 Flash, Flash-Lite, 2.0 Flash, etc.)
- Great for prototyping and testing
- No credit card required
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