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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Google’s cheapest Gemini 2.5 tier for high-frequency multimodal classification, extraction, and lightweight agent work.
Overall score
86
flash-litebudgetmultimodal
Context window
1,048,576 input tokens
Speed
Fast
Input pricing
$0.10 / 1M text-image-video input tokens
Output pricing
$0.40 / 1M output tokens
Score breakdown
Capability80
Use-case fit88
Cost efficiency97
Speed96
Reliability86
Agent readiness87
Ecosystem91
Scores combine benchmark signals, product experience, and editorial weighting. Use them as a practical guide, not an absolute truth claim.
Best for
Agent automationResearch
Works with
Gemini APIVertex AIhigh-volume extraction flows
Modalities
textimageaudiovideofile
Sources & trust
Officially verified core fields
Official linkSummaryDescriptionModalitiesModality profileContext windowMax outputTool supportPricingPricing page
Editorial fields such as shortlist guidance, strengths, caveats, and scoring remain clearly separated from official provider data.
Google AI for Developers
Official site · Tier 5 · Apr 13, 2026
Official link
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite model docs
Official docs · Tier 5 · Apr 13, 2026
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Gemini API pricing
Pricing page · Tier 5 · Apr 13, 2026
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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite VerdictLens review
Manual review · Tier 3 · Apr 9, 2026
Best-fit guidanceWorks-with guidanceStrengthsCaveatsOverall scoreScore breakdown
Last verified: Apr 13, 2026
Strengths
- Very strong cost profile for large-scale classification and extraction pipelines.
- Keeps Gemini’s multimodal inputs and structured outputs at a lower price tier.
Things to watch
- Not the right pick for harder frontier reasoning.
- Google’s pricing surface still includes separate audio and grounding fees.
Best for
Research synthesis & analyst workflows
Prioritize source grounding, multilingual reading, long-context reasoning, and a retrieval stack that stays inspectable.
Agent automation & operations
Prioritize tool reliability, composability, secret handling, and robust state management across long-running flows.