Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite charges $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens (cached input: $0.01/M). Real bills depend on your input/output split — the tables below price Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite at 1K–1M tokens across common workload shapes. Verified Aug 16, 2026
Cost by token volume
| Volume | Input-heavy (90/10) | Balanced (70/30) | Output-heavy (30/70) | All input | All output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 tokens | $0.00013 | $0.00019 | $0.00031 | $0.0001 | $0.0004 |
| 10,000 tokens | $0.0013 | $0.0019 | $0.0031 | $0.001 | $0.004 |
| 100,000 tokens | $0.013 | $0.019 | $0.031 | $0.01 | $0.04 |
| 1 million tokens | $0.13 | $0.19 | $0.31 | $0.10 | $0.40 |
Uncached. Volume links open interactive pages with adjustable splits.
Prompt caching impact
| Cached share of input | Chat request (4K in / 800 out) | Monthly @ 10K req/day | Savings / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0.00072 | $216.00 | — |
| 50% | $0.00054 | $162.00 | −$54.00 |
| 75% | $0.00045 | $135.00 | −$81.00 |
Monthly projections
| Scale | Requests / day | Chat workload / month | Agentic workload / month* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 req/day | 3,000 | $1.62 | $6.78 |
| 1K req/day | 30,000 | $16.20 | $67.80 |
| 10K req/day | 300,000 | $162.00 | $678.00 |
| 100K req/day | 3,000,000 | $1,620.00 | $6,780.00 |
Chat: 4K in / 800 out, 50% cached. *Agentic: 40K in / 1.5K out, 65% cached. Model your exact mix in the monthly cost calculator.
FAQ
1M purely input tokens cost $0.10; 1M purely output tokens cost $0.40. A typical mixed workload lands in between — see the volume table for exact splits.
A chat-style request (4,000 input + 800 output) costs about $0.00054 with 50% cached input, or $0.00072 without caching.
At 1,000 requests/day of a chat workload (4K in / 800 out, 50% cached): $16.20/month. At 10,000 requests/day: $162.00/month. Model your exact mix with the monthly cost calculator.