Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 FlashAlternatives?
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5unstated+28%-76%$0.10 / $0.50Remove sampling parameters+5BetterClaude Sonnet 4.5thinking+9%+606%$0.56
OpenKimi K3unstated+22%+606%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3
CheaperMiniMax M3unstatedOpen+15%-38%$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 524K+2
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpen+11%-36%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3Claude Haiku 5.5unstated+28%-76%$0.10 / $0.50Remove sampling parameters+5MiniMax M3unstatedOpen+15%-38%$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 524K+2MiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpen+11%-36%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3
GPT-6 Lunaunstated+11%-76%$0.10 / $0.50Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5 Miniunstated+7%-19%$0.25 / $2Context: 1M → 400KClaude Sonnet 4.5thinking+9%+606%$0.56Claude Opus 5unstated+58%+1,076%$5 / $25Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated+46%+429%$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 4 Argonunstated+46%+371%*$2 / $10Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Claude Fable 5unstated+39%+2,253%$10 / $50Kimi K3unstatedOpen+22%+606%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3MiniMax M3unstatedOpen+15%-38%$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 524K+2MiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpen+11%-36%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3
Hy4 previewOpen+7%+47%$0.83 / $2.50No image input
GLM 5.3unstatedOpen+6%+153%$1.40 / $4.40No image input+4Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated+46%—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 4 Argonunstated+46%—*$2 / $10Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini 3 Flash Previewunstated+39%—$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.6 Flashunstated+32%—*$0.75 / $3.75Gemini 2.5 Prounstated+25%—$1.25 / $10Gemini 3.8 Flashunstated+19%—*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.5 Flash Liteunstated+8%—$0.30 / $2.50Gemini 2.5 Flash Litethinking-15%—$0.10 / $0.40All Google models →History
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How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash cost?›
$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.03 per 1M.
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.30 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Gemini 2.5 Flash, and what is it best at?›
#159 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #113 of 239 in Coding, #144 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #73 of 195 in Writing & Language, #74 of 124 in Vision & Documents.
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash better than Mistral Large 4?›
On Vals MedCode, Gemini 2.5 Flash scores 40.4 vs 40.7 — about the same.
How can I use Gemini 2.5 Flash?›
Through the API of DeepInfra, Google, Google AI Studio.
What is the context window of Gemini 2.5 Flash?›
1M tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.
When was Gemini 2.5 Flash released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-06-17. It is the current version in its line.
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash open source?›
No, Gemini 2.5 Flash is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Kimi K3.
Can Gemini 2.5 Flash read images?›
It accepts text and images, video as input.
What is Gemini 2.5 Flash?›
Gemini 2.5 Flash is a closed language model from Google, released Jun 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 2.5 Flash?›
Claude Haiku 5.5 (cheaper), Claude Sonnet 4.5 (better), Kimi K3 (open weights).