The Gemini API: Flash/Flash-Lite models with million-token context, Google Search grounding and the cheapest per-token prices of the big three.
Gemini API
Google's models: huge context, search grounding, lowest prices
ai.google.dev · Flash-Lite $0.30/$2.50 per MTok; free tier
Capabilities
Capabilities
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite $0.30/$2.50 per MTok; 1M-token context; search grounding
- URL context tool (fetches pages server-side), JSON mode, free AI Studio tier
Best for
- Cost-sensitive volume AI (summarize, extract, classify) and research features
Not for
- The hardest reasoning tasks (frontier Claude/GPT models lead)