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Gemini 2.5 Pro

The prior-generation Gemini flagship with a 1M-token context window and built-in thinking, with tiered pricing above 200K input tokens.

ActiveReleased June 17, 2025Knowledge cutoff January 1, 2025
Tool callingCan invoke external tools and APIs (function calling) mid-response.Structured outputCan return JSON or schema-constrained responses instead of free text.ReasoningUses extended thinking / chain-of-thought for harder multi-step problems.Effort controlLets you dial thinking depth (low / medium / high) to trade cost for quality.Fine-tuningSupports training a custom variant on your own data.

Source: Gemini API models, Gemini API pricing

Price per 1M tokens
$1.25 in / $10 out
Context window1,048,576
Max output65,536
Cache read$0.125 / M
Batch discount-50%
ModalitiesText, Image → Text

Pricing

Every billing leg from the live catalog, in USD per 1M tokens.

Billing legStandardLong contextBatch
Input$1.25 / M$2.5 / M$0.625 / M
Output$10 / M$15 / M$5 / M
Cache read$0.125 / M$0.25 / M$0.125 / M

Long-context rates apply above 200,000 input tokens.

Cost calculator

Billing-grade math over the rate card above, including the thinking tokens most estimates miss.

Hidden reasoning tokens bill as output. 1.0x = thinking off. Medium-effort reasoning typically lands near 3x; heavy reasoning runs 6x to 8x. Set it to match your workload.

Estimated monthly cost
$850
at current list prices
Fresh input$250
Cached input$0.00
Output incl. thinking$600
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Provider

Where this model runs, and what it charges.

PlatformInput / MOutput / MCache read / MBatchAccess
Google
$1.25$10$0.125First-party API

Price history

Has this model gotten cheaper or more expensive?

EffectiveInput / OutputStatus
April 20, 2026 – July 10, 2026$1.25 / $10past
July 10, 2026$1.25 / $10current

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