Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite API Pricing
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite by Google costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens.
Price verified from Google's pricing page.
Rates and limits
- Input / 1M
- $0.30
- Output / 1M
- $2.50
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.03
- Batch discount
- 50% off
- Context window
- 1.05M tokens
- Max output
- 66K tokens
- Released
- July 2026
Pricing note: Same input price for text, image, video and audio. Cache storage $1.00 per 1M tokens per hour.
What Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite costs per month
Token volume split 3:1 between input and output, with no prompt caching.
| Tokens per month | Input / output | Standard | Batch API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 750K / 250K | $0.85 | $0.43 |
| 10M | 7.5M / 2.5M | $8.50 | $4.25 |
| 100M | 75M / 25M | $85.00 | $42.50 |
Where to run Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Prices above are Google's direct rates. Cloud platforms can charge differently; the cloud platform view compares them.
- Google AI Studio (Gemini API)Direct API
- OpenRouterCloud / platform
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite pricing FAQ
How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite cost per million tokens?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, as listed on Google's pricing page on September 30, 2026.
How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite cost for 10 million tokens a month?
About $8.50 a month, assuming 7.5 million input and 2.5 million output tokens with no prompt caching, or $4.25 through the batch API.
What is the context window of Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens of context and returns up to 65,536 output tokens per request.
Does Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.03 per million, 90% less than the standard input rate.
Is there a batch discount for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?
Yes. Requests sent through the batch API cost 50% less: $0.15 per million input tokens and $1.25 per million output tokens.
Where can I use the Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite API?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is available through Google AI Studio (Gemini API) and OpenRouter.
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