Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

Jul 2025
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
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$0.10 / $0.40per 1M in / outcache $0.01
434 tok/sfirst token in 17 s?
1Mcontext

Rankingin thinking mode?

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Instructions#116 of 245
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Tool calling#200 of 242Reasoning#226 of 334Science#218 of 312Long context#164 of 273Knowledge#190 of 318Vision#99 of 124

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperAgnes 2.5 Pro Beta×4.1-14%$0.10 / $0.30BetterGPT-6 Lunalow×2.5+14%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3OpenMiMo v2.6 Prothinking×5.4+211%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3CheaperLing 3.0 Flash VLthinkingOpen×2.9-49%$0.06 / $0.18Context: 1M → 262KCheaperSolar Mini 4×2.8-50%$0.37Context: 1M → 524K+1

History

4 versions
101520Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Release dateAA Intelligence Index 4.3.22.53.13.5
101520Jan 26Jul 26Release dateAA Intelligence Index 4.3.22.53.13.5

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
Humanity's Last Exam6.8#228
AA Omniscience Index-45.6#191
CritPt (physics)0#180
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈8.5#237
AA Omniscience · Accuracy17.9#187
AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate77.4#157
AA-LCR (long context) 1.155.7#165
MLCR-AA2.2#55
Vals LegalBench82#56
Vals MedCode34.2#61
Vals MedScribe66.9#73
GPQA Diamond62.5#220
AIME 2025 · AA archived53.3#85
Coding
Terminal-Bench Hard (version unstated)4.5#163
LiveCodeBench · AA archived59.3#75
Agents & Tool Use
τ²-bench · AA18.4#202
Writing & Language
IFBench (instructions)49.9#117
Vision & Documents
MMMU-Pro (vision)58.2#101

FAQ

How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite cost?›

$0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.01 per 1M.

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.10 per 1M input tokens.

How good is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite, and what is it best at?›

#226 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #161 of 239 in Coding, #200 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #116 of 245 in Writing & Language, #99 of 124 in Vision & Documents.

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite better than Sarvam 105B?›

On AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite scores 8.5 vs 8.8 — about the same.

How can I use Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?›

Through the API of Google, Google AI Studio.

What is the context window of Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?›

1M tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.

When was Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-07-22. It has been superseded by Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25).

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite open source?›

No, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is MiMo v2.6 Pro.

Can Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite read images?›

It accepts text and images, PDF files, audio, video as input.

What is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?›

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is a closed language model from Google, released Jul 2025.

What are the best alternatives to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?›

Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), MiMo v2.6 Pro (open weights).