Gemini 2.5 Flash

Google chatvisionvideoaudioreasoningtool_use Long

API ID: google/gemini-2.5-flash

Input Price
$0.30
/1M tokens
Output Price
$2.50
/1M tokens

About Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash is Google's high-performance model optimized for speed and cost-efficiency without compromising capability. As the latest in Google's Flash series, it delivers exceptional value with pricing among the lowest in the industry while maintaining strong performance across benchmarks. The model features a 1 million token context window, native multimodal support for text, images, and video, and built-in tool use capabilities. Gemini 2.5 Flash excels at high-volume applications including content generation, data extraction, summarization, and conversational AI. It processes requests rapidly, making it ideal for real-time applications and interactive experiences. The model supports Google's function calling framework for building AI agents and automated workflows. For developers seeking maximum capability per dollar spent, Gemini 2.5 Flash offers compelling economics—often 10x cheaper than comparable models while delivering competitive quality. It's particularly well-suited for startups, high-traffic applications, and any scenario where cost optimization is critical without accepting significant capability trade-offs.

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Price Ranking
#834 lowest price among 950 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
1.0M
Max Output
66k
Release Date
2025-06-17
Capabilities
chat vision video audio reasoning tool_use
Input Modalities
fileimagetextaudiovideo
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Image analysis, document understanding, visual Q&A
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

💰 Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$0.89
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$27.00
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
Data Analysis Pipeline
$36.75
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each

Google Model Lineup

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Model Input Output Context Capabilities
Gemini 2.5 Flash Current Free Free 1.0M chat vision video audio reasoning tool_use
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Gemma 3n 2B (free) Free Free 8k chat tool_use
Gemma 1 2B Free Free 8k chat
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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with Gemini 2.5 Flash API

Google AI Python SDK
import google.generativeai as genai

genai.configure(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-2.5-flash")

response = model.generate_content("Hello!")
print(response.text)