Google · Released Jun 17, 2025Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17
First preview of Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, the low-cost, low-latency 2.5 model.
- Capability
- 133.8ECI · #132 of 165
- Input
- $0.12per 1M tokens
- Output
- $0.48per 1M tokens
- Context
- 1.05M66K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $0.12per million tokens
- Output
- $0.48per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $0.21cheaper than 76% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $0.48 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $5.40 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $54.00 |
Median of 2 paid API providers on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
#132 of 165 scored models
The shaded band is Epoch AI’s confidence range (130.1–136.1); the tick marks the median scored model.
Scores from Epoch AI, run independently of Google.
The details
- Lab
- Released
- Jun 17, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- Jan 2025
- Context window
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Max output
- 65,536 tokens
- Inputs
- Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- Always on
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Structured output
- No
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Availability
- 2 API providerslisted on models.dev
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About Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17
How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 cost?
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 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $0.21 per million tokens, cheaper than 76% of the 445 priced models we track.
What is the context window of Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens per request and can write up to 65,536 tokens in one response.
How good is Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17?
Epoch AI gives Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 a Capabilities Index score of 133.8 (likely range 130.1–136.1), ranking it #132 of 165 models Epoch has scored.
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 open source?
No. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is proprietary; you use it through an API or partner platforms.
What inputs does Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 support?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video and replies in text. It is a reasoning model, supports tool calling.
When was Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 released?
Google released Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 on Jun 17, 2025. Its training data runs to Jan 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Qwen3 30B A3B (Alibaba (Qwen), ECI 136.2, $0.108 / $0.475), Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct (Meta, ECI 132.3, $0.245 / $0.838), Magistral Small (Mistral AI, ECI 133.1, $0.50 / $1.50) and DeepSeek V3 0324 (DeepSeek, ECI 135.9, $0.275 / $1.12).