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gemini-2.5-flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash API pricing.
The previous Flash generation: $0.30 input and $2.50 output per 1M tokens over 1M context. Cheaper than Gemini 3 Flash and the 3.6–3.8 intro rates.
Input / 1M tokens
$0.30
Output / 1M tokens
$2.50
Context window
1M
Provider
Workload calculator
Put the token rate into context.
These examples apply the published input and output rates directly. Actual cost follows the exact tokens your client sends and the model returns.
This route is the 14th cheapest of 47 comparable text models and cheaper than 33 on the same key. Its context window ranks 1st of 47.
Short request
$0.0055
10K input + 1K output
Agent turn
$0.055
100K input + 10K output
Exact token billing
No request minimum
One model ID change
OpenAI compatible
Cost neighbourhood
Nearby routes, same workload.
Every comparison uses the same 100K-input / 10K-output turn. Changing route is a one-line model ID edit.
Price does not measure task quality. Check Gemini 2.5 Flash benchmark evidence before optimizing on cost alone. For generation routes, see GPT Image 2.
First request
Route it in one call.
Use any OpenAI SDK or tool. Keep the request shape, point the base URL at RouterPlex, and set the model ID shown here.
Read the quickstartcurl https://api.routerplex.com/v1/chat/completions \-H "Authorization: Bearer $ROUTERPLEX_API_KEY" \-H "Content-Type: application/json" \-d '{"model": "gemini-2.5-flash","messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]}'
Route notes
Questions before production traffic.
01How much does the Gemini 2.5 Flash API cost?+
Through RouterPlex, Gemini 2.5 Flash costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens — the vendor list price with 0% markup, billed per token from a prepaid balance you top up from $5.
02What does one Gemini 2.5 Flash agent turn cost?+
A 100K-token input with a 10K-token reply costs about $0.055 on Gemini 2.5 Flash. That makes it the 14th cheapest of 47 comparable text models on RouterPlex, roughly 5.1× the cost of the cheapest option (DeepSeek V4 Flash).
03What is a cheaper alternative to Gemini 2.5 Flash?+
MiMo V2.5 Pro from Xiaomi is the closest cheaper model on RouterPlex — $0.053 per agent turn against $0.055 for Gemini 2.5 Flash, at $0.44/1M input and $0.87/1M output. Both run on the same key and the same endpoint, so switching is a one-line model ID change.
04Is Gemini 2.5 Flash cheaper than MiniMax M3 Highspeed?+
Yes. Per agent turn, Gemini 2.5 Flash costs about $0.055 against $0.063 for MiniMax M3 Highspeed — 13% less.
05What is the context window of Gemini 2.5 Flash?+
Gemini 2.5 Flash supports a 1M token context window on RouterPlex, the 1st largest of the 47 models that publish one.
06Can I use Gemini 2.5 Flash with the OpenAI SDK?+
Yes. RouterPlex serves Gemini 2.5 Flash through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint at https://api.routerplex.com/v1 — point any OpenAI SDK or tool at that base URL with your RouterPlex key and set model to "gemini-2.5-flash".
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