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Gemini API pricing

Gemini API text models are priced per 1 million tokens for input, output, and context caching, with different rates depending on the model and usage volume.

Pricing model: Usage-basedLast verified: Oct 11, 2026Source: Google pricing page ↗

gemini-3.8-flash

$0.75 per 1M tokens
Output price is $3.75 per 1M tokens; context caching is $0.075 per 1M tokens plus $0.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage through December 31, 2026; prices increase January 1, 2027 to $1.50 input, $7.50 output, $0.15 context caching plus $1.00 storage per 1M tokens per hour.
  • Access to Gemini 3.8 Flash model
  • Standard tier input tokens at $0.75 per 1M
  • Output tokens at $3.75 per 1M
  • Context caching at $0.075 per 1M tokens plus $0.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • 5,000 free Google Search grounding prompts per month
  • 5,000 free Google Maps grounding prompts per month
Usage pricing
  • Output price $3.75 per 1M tokens
  • Context caching $0.075 per 1M tokens plus $0.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • Google Search grounding $14 per 1,000 requests
  • Google Maps grounding $14 per 1,000 requests

gemini-3.6-flash

$0.75 per 1M tokens
Output price is $3.75 per 1M tokens; context caching is $0.075 per 1M tokens plus $0.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage through December 31, 2026; prices increase January 1, 2027 to $1.50 input, $7.50 output, $0.15 context caching plus $1.00 storage per 1M tokens per hour.
  • Access to Gemini 3.6 Flash model
  • Standard tier input tokens at $0.75 per 1M
  • Output tokens at $3.75 per 1M
  • Context caching at $0.075 per 1M tokens plus $0.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • 5,000 free Google Search grounding prompts per month
  • 5,000 free Google Maps grounding prompts per month
Usage pricing
  • Output price $3.75 per 1M tokens
  • Context caching $0.075 per 1M tokens plus $0.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • Google Search grounding $14 per 1,000 requests
  • Google Maps grounding $14 per 1,000 requests

gemini-3.5-flash-lite

$0.30 per 1M tokens
Output price is $2.50 per 1M tokens; context caching is $0.03 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage; 5,000 free Google Search and Maps grounding prompts per month, then $14 per 1,000 search queries.
  • Access to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite model
  • Standard tier input tokens at $0.30 per 1M
  • Output tokens at $2.50 per 1M
  • Context caching at $0.03 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • 5,000 free Google Search grounding prompts per month
  • 5,000 free Google Maps grounding prompts per month
Usage pricing
  • Output price $2.50 per 1M tokens
  • Context caching $0.03 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • Google Search grounding $14 per 1,000 queries
  • Google Maps grounding $14 per 1,000 queries

gemini-3.1-flash-lite

$0.25 per 1M tokens
Output price is $1.50 per 1M tokens; context caching is $0.025 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage; 5,000 free Google Search and Maps grounding prompts per month, then $14 per 1,000 search queries.
  • Access to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite model
  • Standard tier input tokens at $0.25 per 1M
  • Output tokens at $1.50 per 1M
  • Context caching at $0.025 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • 5,000 free Google Search grounding prompts per month
  • 5,000 free Google Maps grounding prompts per month
Usage pricing
  • Output price $1.50 per 1M tokens
  • Context caching $0.025 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • Google Search grounding $14 per 1,000 queries
  • Google Maps grounding $14 per 1,000 queries

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

$2.00 per 1M tokens
Output price is $12.00 per 1M tokens; prices increase to $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $18.00 per 1M output tokens for prompts over 200k tokens; context caching is $0.20 per 1M tokens plus $4.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage; 5,000 free Google Search and Maps grounding prompts per month, then $14 per 1,000 search queries.
  • Access to Gemini 3.1 Pro model
  • Standard tier input tokens at $2.00 per 1M
  • Output tokens at $12.00 per 1M
  • Context caching at $0.20 per 1M tokens plus $4.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • 5,000 free Google Search grounding prompts per month
  • 5,000 free Google Maps grounding prompts per month
Usage pricing
  • Output price $12.00 per 1M tokens
  • Context caching $0.20 per 1M tokens plus $4.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • Google Search grounding $14 per 1,000 queries
  • Google Maps grounding $14 per 1,000 queries

gemini-3-flash-preview

$0.50 per 1M tokens
Output price is $3.00 per 1M tokens; context caching is $0.05 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage; 5,000 free Google Search and Maps grounding prompts per month, then $14 per 1,000 queries starting 2026-01-05.
  • Access to Gemini 3 Flash model
  • Standard tier input tokens at $0.50 per 1M
  • Output tokens at $3.00 per 1M
  • Context caching at $0.05 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • 5,000 free Google Search grounding prompts per month
  • 5,000 free Google Maps grounding prompts per month
Usage pricing
  • Output price $3.00 per 1M tokens
  • Context caching $0.05 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • Google Search grounding $14 per 1,000 queries starting 2026-01-05
  • Google Maps grounding $14 per 1,000 queries starting 2026-01-05

gemini-2.5-pro

$1.25 per 1M tokens
Output price is $10.00 per 1M tokens; context caching is $0.125 per 1M tokens plus $4.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage; grounding with Google Search is $35 per 1,000 grounded prompts; Google Maps is $25 per 1,000 grounded prompts.
  • Access to Gemini 2.5 Pro model
  • Standard tier input tokens at $1.25 per 1M
  • Output tokens at $10.00 per 1M
  • Context caching at $0.125 per 1M tokens
  • Grounding with Google Search and Maps available
Usage pricing
  • Output price $10.00 per 1M tokens
  • Context caching $0.125 per 1M tokens plus $4.50 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • Google Search grounding $35 per 1,000 grounded prompts
  • Google Maps grounding $25 per 1,000 grounded prompts

gemini-2.5-flash

$0.30 per 1M tokens
Output price is $2.50 per 1M tokens; context caching is $0.03 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage; grounding with Google Search and Maps included with free daily limits, then $35 and $25 per 1,000 grounded prompts respectively.
  • Access to Gemini 2.5 Flash model
  • Standard tier input tokens at $0.30 per 1M
  • Output tokens at $2.50 per 1M
  • Context caching at $0.03 per 1M tokens
  • Grounding with Google Search and Maps with free daily limits
Usage pricing
  • Output price $2.50 per 1M tokens
  • Context caching $0.03 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • Google Search grounding $35 per 1,000 grounded prompts
  • Google Maps grounding $25 per 1,000 grounded prompts

gemini-2.5-flash-lite

$0.10 per 1M tokens
Output price is $0.40 per 1M tokens; context caching is $0.01 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage; grounding with Google Search and Maps included with free daily limits, then $35 and $25 per 1,000 grounded prompts respectively.
  • Access to Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite model
  • Standard tier input tokens at $0.10 per 1M
  • Output tokens at $0.40 per 1M
  • Context caching at $0.01 per 1M tokens
  • Grounding with Google Search and Maps with free daily limits
Usage pricing
  • Output price $0.40 per 1M tokens
  • Context caching $0.01 per 1M tokens plus $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour storage
  • Google Search grounding $35 per 1,000 grounded prompts
  • Google Maps grounding $25 per 1,000 grounded prompts

Gemini API price history

gemini-3.8-flashgemini-3.6-flashgemini-3.5-flash-litegemini-3.1-flash-litegemini-3.1-pro-previewgemini-3-flash-previewgemini-2.5-progemini-2.5-flash
$0$0.63$1.25$1.88$2.5FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Headline price per 1M input tokens. Hover for exact prices. The full dated list of changes is below.

Gemini API pricing changes

History before weekly tracking started is reconstructed from monthly Internet Archive captures of the pricing page, starting Jan 1, 2026.

Oct 11, 2026Plan removedgemini-3.7-flash ($0.75 per 1M tokens) is no longer listed.
Oct 11, 2026Plan removedgemini-3.5-flash ($1.50 per 1M tokens) is no longer listed.
Sep 26, 2026New planNew plan gemini-3.8-flash at $0.75 per 1M tokens.
Sep 1, 2026New planNew plan gemini-3.7-flash at $0.75 per 1M tokens.
Sep 1, 2026Price downgemini-3.6-flash: $1.50 per 1M tokens to $0.75 per 1M tokens (-50%).
Sep 1, 2026New planNew plan gemini-3.5-flash-lite at $0.30 per 1M tokens.
Aug 1, 2026New planNew plan gemini-3.6-flash at $1.50 per 1M tokens.
Jun 2, 2026New planNew plan gemini-3.5-flash at $1.50 per 1M tokens.
Jun 2, 2026New planNew plan gemini-3.1-flash-lite at $0.25 per 1M tokens.
Jun 2, 2026Plan removedgemini-2.0-flash ($0.10 per 1M input tokens) is no longer listed.
Jun 2, 2026Plan removedgemini-2.0-flash-lite ($0.075 per 1M input tokens) is no longer listed.
Jun 2, 2026Plan removedgemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview ($0.25 per 1M input tokens) is no longer listed.
Apr 1, 2026New planNew plan gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview at $0.25 per 1M input tokens.
Mar 1, 2026New planNew plan gemini-3.1-pro-preview at $2.00 per 1M input tokens.
Mar 1, 2026Plan removedgemini-3-pro-preview ($2.00 per 1M input tokens) is no longer listed.
Mar 1, 2026Plan removedgemini-2.5-flash-preview ($0.30 per 1M input tokens) is no longer listed.

Gemini API vs. other AI model APIs

ProductPricing modelLowest paid planHighest listed plan
Gemini APIUsage-basedgemini-2.5-flash-lite: $0.10 per 1M tokensgemini-3.1-pro-preview: $2.00 per 1M tokens
OpenAI APIUsage-basedgpt-6-luna: $0.10 per 1M input tokensgpt-6-astra: $10.00 per 1M input tokens
Claude APIUsage-basedClaude Haiku 5.5: $0.10 / MTok for prompts up to 100,000 tokensClaude Opus 4.1: $15 / MTok
Grok APIUsage-basedgrok-build-0.1: $1.00 / 1M input tokensgrok-4.5: $2.00 / 1M input tokens

From each vendor's latest verified pricing page. Units differ between products, so compare what each plan includes, not only the number.

Gemini API pricing FAQ

How much does Gemini API cost?

Gemini API lists 9 plans: gemini-3.8-flash at $0.75 per 1M tokens; gemini-3.6-flash at $0.75 per 1M tokens; gemini-3.5-flash-lite at $0.30 per 1M tokens; gemini-3.1-flash-lite at $0.25 per 1M tokens; gemini-3.1-pro-preview at $2.00 per 1M tokens; gemini-3-flash-preview at $0.50 per 1M tokens; and more. Prices as published on Google's pricing page, last verified Oct 11, 2026.

Has Gemini API pricing changed?

Yes. 16 changes recorded. The most recent, on Oct 11, 2026: gemini-3.7-flash ($0.75 per 1M tokens) is no longer listed.

How is Gemini API pricing tracked here?

RevExOS reads Google's public pricing page every week, extracts each plan's price, unit and inclusions, and records any difference from the previous check as a dated change. Promotional and introductory prices are noted separately from the regular price.

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