Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 FlashAlternatives?
CheaperDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+23%-38%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
BetterGPT-6 Lunalow+16%-76%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenMuse Spark Openxhigh+24%+135%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1
CheaperQwen3.7 Plusthinking+23%-34%$0.22CheaperQwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+22%-73%$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+23%-38%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4Qwen3.7 Plusthinking+23%-34%$0.22Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+22%-73%$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6GPT-6 Lunaxhigh+22%-76%$0.042Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
MiniMax M3.1 Flashthinking+21%-69%$0.22Complete model response must be appendedGPT-6 Lunalow+16%-76%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunalow+13%-47%$0.01
MiMo v2.5thinkingOpen+15%-79%$0.019GPT-5 Minihigh+7%-19%$0.053Context: 1M → 400KMuse Glimmer 30BhighOpen+14%-41%$0.058Context: 1M → 131KMuse Spark OpenxhighOpen+24%+135%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+23%-38%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
Kimi K3maxOpen+23%+606%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+22%-73%$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6Kimi K2.6thinkingOpen+21%+101%$0.80Context: 1M → 256KGemini 3.8 Flashmedium+29%—*$0.93Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.6 Flashhigh+27%—*$1.60Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewthinking+26%—$1.30Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3.5 Flash Litehigh+21%—$0.19Gemini 3 Flash Previewnon-thinking+20%—$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.1 Flash Litehigh+15%—$0.06Gemini 2.5 Prothinking+14%—$0.33Gemma 4 31BthinkingOpen+12%—$0.10 / $0.34Context: 1M → 256KAll 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?›
#287 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #117 of 239 in Coding, #209 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #73 of 195 in Writing & Language, #78 of 124 in Vision & Documents.
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash better than Qwen 3.5 9B?›
On MMMU-Pro (vision), Gemini 2.5 Flash scores 69.1 vs 69.2 — 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 Muse Spark Open.
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?›
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Muse Spark Open (open weights).