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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 vs Gemini 2.0 Flash

Too close to call on our weighted score (Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 67, Gemini 2.0 Flash 67). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Google

    Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    67/100
    • ECI133.8
    • Price$0.12 / $0.48
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17

  2. Google

    Gemini 2.0 Flash

    Released Dec 11, 2024

    67/100
    • ECI134.7
    • Price$0.10 / $0.42
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Gemini 2.0 Flash

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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 67/100, Gemini 2.0 Flash 67/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Gemini 2.0 Flash for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemini 2.0 FlashCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.0 Flash 134.7 · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 133.8
  • Lowest priceGemini 2.0 FlashGemini 2.0 Flash $0.18 · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 $0.21 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 1,048,576 · Gemini 2.0 Flash 1,048,576 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Gemini 2.0 Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Gemini 2.0 Flash
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%5758
Price25%7982
Inputs & features15%9080
Context window10%6161
Overall100%67/10067/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 vs Gemini 2.0 Flash specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17GoogleGemini 2.0 FlashGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)133.8134.7 (best)
ECI rank#132 of 165#130 of 165 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—64.1%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—31.1%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.12$0.10 (best)
Output$0.48$0.42 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.21$0.18 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsYesYes
AudioYesYes
VideoYesYes
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model ID——
API providers22
ReleasedJun 17, 2025Dec 11, 2024
Knowledge cutoffJan 2025Jun 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17$2.16
  • Gemini 2.0 Flash$1.84
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 or Gemini 2.0 Flash?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 67/100, Gemini 2.0 Flash 67/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Gemini 2.0 Flash for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 or Gemini 2.0 Flash?

Gemini 2.0 Flash is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.42 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 costs $0.12 input / $0.48 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.18 per million tokens for Gemini 2.0 Flash versus $0.21 for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.0 Flash scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.0 Flash 134.7 (#130 of 165) and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 133.8 (#132 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (131.4–136.5 vs 130.1–136.1), so treat the gap as small.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 and Gemini 2.0 Flash yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemini 2.0 Flash leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 and Gemini 2.0 Flash share the same 1,048,576-token context window. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 up to 65,536, Gemini 2.0 Flash up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Gemini 2.0 Flash accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

No. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 and Gemini 2.0 Flash are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is the newest, released Jun 17, 2025. Gemini 2.0 Flash came out Dec 11, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 Jan 2025, Gemini 2.0 Flash Jun 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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