Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Pricing

Model Overview

Tracked token-pricing fields for this model family. Empty pricing fields stay hidden until the source publishes them.

Surface

Input and output modalities, enabled feature flags, strengths, and tradeoffs.

Model capabilities
Attribute	Values
Modalities	textimagevideoaudiopdf to text
Capabilities	webSearchaudioInputimageInputbatchSupportpromptCachingfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs
Strengths	Gemini cost control, Large context
Tradeoffs	Compact Gemini 2.5 tier

References

Canonical launch, documentation, pricing, and release-note URLs.

Official model links
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

Reported benchmark families, versions, scores, sources, and notes.

Benchmark coverage
Benchmark	Version	Score	Date	Source	Notes

Lifecycle

Lifecycle transitions and release timeline for this model family.

Release history
Release	Alias	Lifecycle	Release Date	Deprecation	Shutdown	Summary
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite	gemini-2-5-flash-lite	Active	May 20, 2025	—	—	Current published model family snapshot.

Surfaces

Provider-specific hosting, context, pricing notes, feature differences, and provider-status context.

Host coverage
Host	Type	Context	Pricing Note	Differences
Google AI Studio	first-party	1.0M	Reference Gemini API pricing.	Latest Gemini rollouts

Migration

Documented migration summary, successor families, and known breaking changes.

Migration guidance
Topic	Details
Summary	Budget fallback for Gemini workloads that do not need Flash or Pro.
Replacement models	gemini-2-5-flash

Timeline

Cataloged model-family updates and source references.

Change events
Date	Type	Title	Description	Source
May 20, 2025	family_added	Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite published	Initial public model family launch.	Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite release notes

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