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Gemini API Pricing
Google sells Gemini 3.x Pro, Flash and Flash-Lite through the Gemini API, and Google AI plans for the Gemini app. One typical prompt costs 0.14¢ to 0.7¢ depending on the model. Verified October 2026.
Is Gemini free?
The Gemini app is free with a Google Account, including Gemini 3.6 Flash and limited Gemini 3.1 Pro.
Gemini API Prices by Model
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Per prompt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.0014 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.0022 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.0070 |
| Gemini 2.5 FlashOlder | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.0014 |
| Gemini 2.5 ProOlder | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.0056 |
| Gemini 2.0 FlashRetired | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.000250 |
Batch: The Batch API is 50% off input and output, with a 24-hour target turnaround (paid tier only).
Caching: Context caching bills cached tokens at about 0.1x input plus an hourly storage fee, instead of a write premium.
Free API tier: The Gemini API has a rate-limited free tier on Gemini 3.8 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, 2.5 Pro and 2.5 Flash (prompts may be used to improve Google's products). Gemini 3.1 Pro has no free tier.
Source: Google official pricing · verified October 2026.
Gemini Plans
Gemini 3.6 Flash, limited Gemini 3.1 Pro, image generation, Deep Research, 15 GB storage.
2x Free usage, more Gemini 3.1 Pro and Deep Research, 400 GB storage.
4x Free usage, Gemini in Docs and Sheets, Flow video, higher developer-tool limits, 5 TB storage.
5x AI Pro limits, Deep Think, Gemini Agent, 20 TB storage.
20x AI Pro limits, 30 TB storage.
Indian prices from Google's India plans page. Google AI Pro is free for a year for verified US students, and for 18 months for eligible Jio 5G users in India (per Jio).
Subscription or API: which is cheaper?
| Plan | Price / month | API prompts / day |
|---|---|---|
| Google AI Plus | $4.99₹399 | ~24Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| Google AI Pro | $19.99₹1,950 | ~95Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| Google AI Ultra 5x | $99.99₹6,500 | ~476Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| Google AI Ultra 20x | $199.99₹19,500 | ~952Gemini 3.1 Pro |
Typical prompt = 500 input + 500 output tokens, priced on the API model the plan says it includes (or the provider’s top model when it does not say). If you would send more prompts than this every day, the subscription is the better deal — within its usage limits. Fewer, and paying per API call is cheaper. Subscriptions also include apps, tools and features the raw API does not.
Plan details: Gemini official page.
Compare Google With Every Other Model
How many tokens you expect the model to generate per response
Showing a typical prompt (500 input + 500 output tokens) across 28 models. Paste your own prompt above for an exact count.
| Model | Per Prompt | Prompts / $1 | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.00140.14¢ | 714 | $4.20 | |
Gemini 2.5 FlashOlder Google | $0.00140.14¢ | 714 | $4.20 |
| $0.00220.22¢ | 444 | $6.75 | |
Gemini 2.5 ProOlder Google | $0.00560.56¢ | 177 | $16.88 |
| $0.00700.7¢ | 142 | $21.00 | |
GPT-6 LunaCheapest OpenAI | $0.0003000.03¢ | 3,333 | $0.9000 |
| Mistral | $0.0003750.037¢ | 2,666 | $1.13 |
| OpenAI (via Together) | $0.0003750.037¢ | 2,666 | $1.13 |
| OpenAI | $0.0007000.07¢ | 1,428 | $2.10 |
| DeepSeek | $0.0007500.075¢ | 1,333 | $2.25 |
| Meta (via Together) | $0.0009250.092¢ | 1,081 | $2.77 |
| Mistral | $0.00100.1¢ | 1,000 | $3.00 |
| xAI | $0.00190.19¢ | 533 | $5.63 |
| DeepSeek | $0.00260.26¢ | 378 | $7.92 |
| Meta | $0.00270.27¢ | 363 | $8.25 |
| Anthropic | $0.00300.3¢ | 333 | $9.00 |
| xAI | $0.00400.4¢ | 250 | $12.00 |
| Alibaba (Qwen) | $0.00400.4¢ | 250 | $12.00 |
| Mistral | $0.00450.45¢ | 222 | $13.50 |
| OpenAI | $0.00600.6¢ | 166 | $18.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.00600.6¢ | 166 | $18.00 |
| Anthropic | $0.00600.6¢ | 166 | $18.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.00700.7¢ | 142 | $21.00 |
| Moonshot AI | $0.00900.9¢ | 111 | $27.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.0120 | 83 | $36.00 |
| Anthropic | $0.0120 | 83 | $36.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.0300 | 33 | $90.00 |
| Anthropic | $0.0300 | 33 | $90.00 |
Prices from official provider pricing pages, verified October 2026.
Gemini API & Gemini Pricing — FAQ
The Gemini API is pay-per-token. One typical prompt (500 input + 500 output tokens) costs between $0.0014 and $0.0070 depending on the model, across 5 models available today. Prices were verified against Google's official pricing page in October 2026.
The Gemini app is free with a Google Account, including Gemini 3.6 Flash and limited Gemini 3.1 Pro.
Gemini plans: Google AI Plus $4.99/month (₹399 in India); Google AI Pro $19.99/month (₹1,950 in India); Google AI Ultra 5x $99.99/month (₹6,500 in India); Google AI Ultra 20x $199.99/month (₹19,500 in India). Indian prices from Google's India plans page. Google AI Pro is free for a year for verified US students, and for 18 months for eligible Jio 5G users in India (per Jio).
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is the cheapest Google model available: $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, about 0.14¢ per typical prompt — $1 buys about 714 prompts.
The Batch API is 50% off input and output, with a 24-hour target turnaround (paid tier only).
Google AI Pro costs $19.99 a month — the price of about 2,856 typical prompts on Gemini 3.1 Pro through the API, or roughly 95 a day. If you send more than that, the subscription is cheaper (within its usage limits); if you send fewer, paying per API call costs less.