Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
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Gemini 2.5 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite split the 5 rounds this table counts: the maker's two prices, the cheapest price, the maker's blended price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
GoogleGemini 2.5 Flash
1M context · tool calling · reads images
$0.42/M tokensCheapest price, at Kilo Gateway · $0.17 per 1,000 pages
GoogleGemini 3.5 Flash Lite
1M context · tool calling · reads images
$0.42/M tokensCheapest price, at Kilo Gateway · $0.17 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.30/M
$0.30/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$2.50/M
$2.50/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.42/M at Kilo Gateway
$0.42/M at Kilo Gateway
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.85/M
$0.85/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.17
$0.17
Context
1M tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
no
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
17 Jun 2025
21 Jul 2026
Providers selling it
37
36
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
not published
Providers selling both · 27
Kilo Gateway$0.42 / $0.42
Poe$0.61 / $0.86
AIHubMix$0.85 / $0.85
302.AI$0.85 / $0.85
Abacus$0.85 / $0.85
Cloudflare AI Gateway$0.85 / $0.85
CrossModel$0.85 / $0.85
Eden AI$0.85 / $0.85
Gemini 2.5 Flash, then Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, per million tokens; the 8 cheapest of 27.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
- Neither: both run at $0.42 per million tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Gemini 2.5 Flash: $0.42 at Kilo Gateway. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: $0.42 at Kilo Gateway.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 27 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, Poe, AIHubMix, 302.AI, Abacus, Cloudflare AI Gateway, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- Both hold 1M tokens in one call.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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