Google API Pricing (July 2026): Gemini 3 Flash Preview $0.50/M · Gemini 2.5 Pro $1.25/M
Google API pricing (July 2026): Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite $0.10/M input, $0.40/M output. Compare cache, context, source, and verified date.
Verified pricing data
Google API prices as of July 2026
Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
- As of
- Update cadence
- Checked daily; published only after source verification.
- Source policy
- Official provider pricing pages or APIs only.
- Machine-readable data
- /api/pricing.json
- Tracked sources
- https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
Quick pricing answers
Cheapest input
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
$0.10/M input · $0.40/M output
Cheapest output
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
$0.40/M output
Best cached-input price
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
$0.01/M cached input
Widest context
Gemini 2.5 Pro
1,000,000 tokens context
These answers are generated from 4 verified Google models as of July 2026. Use the calculator for workload-specific totals because output tokens and cache hit rate can change the cheapest choice.
| Model | Input / 1M | Cached input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | $0.50 | $0.05 | $3.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | $1.25 | $0.125 | $10.00 | 1,000,000 | n/a |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.30 | $0.03 | $2.50 | 1,000,000 | n/a |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | $0.10 | $0.01 | $0.40 | n/a | n/a |
Official Gemini API paid-tier standard text/image/video input and output pricing. Audio input pricing differs.
Official Gemini API paid-tier standard pricing for prompts up to 200k tokens. Google lists higher prices for prompts over 200k tokens.
Official Gemini API paid-tier standard text/image/video input and output pricing. Audio input pricing differs.
Official Gemini API paid-tier standard text/image/video input and output pricing. Audio input pricing differs.
Pricing questions
What is the cheapest Google API model in July 2026?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has the lowest verified Google input-token price at $0.10/M input tokens.
Which Google model is cheapest for generated output?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has the lowest verified Google output-token price at $0.40/M output tokens.
Where does TLDL get Google pricing data?
TLDL uses official Google pricing sources and records source URLs plus verification dates in the shared pricing dataset.
Google pricing changelog
2026-07-04
Verified Gemini 3 Flash and Gemini 2.5 family standard text pricing from the official Gemini API pricing page.
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricingTLDL tracks Google Gemini API pricing in the shared pricing dataset used by the public pricing API, the LLM cost calculator, and the main LLM API pricing comparison.
The table above is generated from the same JSON file as the calculator and public API. Prices are included only after the official Google Gemini source URL and verification date are recorded in the dataset.
How to use this page
Use the quick answers above for the current cheapest Gemini input, output, cached-input, and context-window choices. Use the table when you need per-model input price, cached input price, output price, context window, max output, source URL, and verification date in one place.
For production billing decisions, also check the linked official Google Gemini pricing page. TLDL is designed to catch drift and make source status visible, not to replace a provider's billing terms.
Related comparisons
Gemini is often compared with GPT, Claude, DeepSeek, and budget hosted open models. Start with the provider table here, then use the full comparison or calculator when routing traffic across vendors.
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