Gemini 2.5 Flash is Google's mid-tier workhorse, offering full multimodal capability and a 1M context window at $0.30/$2.50 per 1M tokens. It is the default choice for high-volume applications needing multimodal support.
Pricing Breakdown
| Volume | Input Cost | Output Cost | Combined (50/50) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 tokens | $0.0003 | $0.0025 | $0.0014 |
| 10,000 tokens | $0.0030 | $0.0250 | $0.0140 |
| 100,000 tokens | $0.0300 | $0.2500 | $0.1400 |
| 1,000,000 tokens | $0.3000 | $2.5000 | $1.4000 |
Strengths
- ✓Excellent price-performance at Flash tier
- ✓1M token context window
- ✓Native multimodal
- ✓Batch API 50% discount available
Weaknesses
- ✗Behind Pro variants on hardest reasoning tasks
- ✗Slightly more expensive than Flash-Lite for simple tasks
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash cost?
Gemini 2.5 Flash costs $0.30/1M per 1M input tokens and $2.50/1M per 1M output tokens.
What is Gemini 2.5 Flash's context window?
Gemini 2.5 Flash has a context window of 1M tokens, which means it can process up to 1,000,000 tokens in a single request.
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash open source?
No, Gemini 2.5 Flash is a proprietary model by Google and is not open source.
What is Gemini 2.5 Flash best used for?
Gemini 2.5 Flash is best suited for: fast-response, low-cost, summarization, image-understanding, customer-support. Excellent price-performance at Flash tier.
What is Gemini 2.5 Flash's ELO score?
Gemini 2.5 Flash has an ELO score of 1340 on the LMSYS Chatbot Arena leaderboard, placing it among top-tier models.