Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or GPT-4.1 nano?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, at $0.49 per million tokens against $0.64 for GPT-4.1 nano, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: $0.49 at Poe. GPT-4.1 nano: $0.64 at Poe.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 19 providers sell both: LLMTR, Poe, Jiekou, Eden AI, Helicone, Impossibl, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is LLMTR.

Which holds more context?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, at 1M tokens against 1M.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs GPT-4.1 nano.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite takes 2 of 5 rounds against GPT-4.1 nano. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.49 per million tokens against $0.64.

Googlewins 2 rounds

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

$0.49/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Poe · $0.0588 per 1,000 pages

1M context · tool calling · reads images

Poe ↗

OpenAI

GPT-4.1 nano

$0.64/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Poe · $0.0764 per 1,000 pages

1M context · tool calling · reads images

Poe ↗

List price in (lower wins)

$0.10/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.40/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

$0.49/M at Poe

$0.64/M at Poe

Standard price (lower wins)

$0.70/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.0588

$0.0764

Context

1M tokens

Open weights

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

17 Jun 2025

14 Apr 2025

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

not stated

Providers selling both · 19

LLMTR$0.40 / $0.70
Poe$0.49 / $0.64
Jiekou$0.67 / $0.67
Eden AI$0.70 / $0.70
Helicone$0.70 / $0.70
Impossibl$0.70 / $0.70
Inference.net$0.70 / $0.70
Kilo Gateway$0.70 / $0.70

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite then GPT-4.1 nano, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 19

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What moved in the last seven days

Gemini 2.5 Flash-LiteNous Portal$0.08 / $0.32 $0.10 / $0.4025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
Gemini 2.5 Flash-LitePoe$0.10 / $0.40 $0.07 / $0.2831% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
GPT-4.1 nanoNous Portal$0.08 / $0.32 $0.10 / $0.4025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
GPT-4.1 nanoRequesty$0.10 / $0.40 $0.11 / $0.4410% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or GPT-4.1 nano?: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, at $0.49 per million tokens against $0.64 for GPT-4.1 nano, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: $0.49 at Poe. GPT-4.1 nano: $0.64 at Poe.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 19 providers sell both: LLMTR, Poe, Jiekou, Eden AI, Helicone, Impossibl, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is LLMTR.
Which holds more context?: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, at 1M tokens against 1M.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.