Gemini 2.5 Flash
Current fast Gemini family for multimodal chat and hybrid reasoning.
Pricing
Model Overview
Tracked token-pricing fields for this model family. Empty pricing fields stay hidden until the source publishes them.
| Price field | Value |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 / 1M tokens |
| Output | $2.50 / 1M tokens |
| Source | Gemini 2.5 Flash pricing |
| Verified | Apr 2, 2026 (High) |
Surface
Capabilities
Input and output modalities, enabled feature flags, strengths, and tradeoffs.
| Attribute | Values |
|---|---|
| Modalities | textimagevideoaudio totext |
| Capabilities | reasoningwebSearchaudioInputimageInputbatchSupportpromptCachingfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs |
| Strengths | Fast multimodal reasoning, Large context |
| Tradeoffs | Less capable than Pro tier |
References
Official Links
Canonical launch, documentation, pricing, and release-note URLs.
| Reference | URL |
|---|---|
| Intro | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models |
| Docs | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models |
| Pricing | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing |
| Release note | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog |
Coverage
Benchmark Coverage
Reported benchmark families, versions, scores, sources, and notes.
| Benchmark | Version | Score | Date | Source | Notes |
|---|
Lifecycle
Release History
Lifecycle transitions and release timeline for this model family.
| Release | Alias | Lifecycle | Release Date | Deprecation | Shutdown | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | gemini-2-5-flash | Active | May 20, 2025 | — | — | Current published model family snapshot. |
Surfaces
Host Coverage
Provider-specific hosting, context, pricing notes, feature differences, and provider-status context.
| Host | Type | Context | Pricing Note | Differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Studio | first-party | 1.0M | Reference Gemini API pricing. | Latest Gemini rollouts |
| Vertex AI | cloud | 1.0M | Enterprise Google Cloud hosting. | Vertex IAM and governance |
Migration
Migration Guidance
Documented migration summary, successor families, and known breaking changes.
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Summary | Primary fast-tier alternative to Gemini 2.5 Pro. |
| Replacement models | gemini-2-5-pro |
Timeline
Change Events
Cataloged model-family updates and source references.
| Date | Type | Title | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | family_added | Gemini 2.5 Flash published | Initial public model family launch. | Gemini 2.5 Flash release notes |
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