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Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite

Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite offers a significantly faster time to first token (TTFT) compared to [Gemini Flash 1.5](/google/gemini-flash-1.5), while maintaining quality on par with larger models like [Gemin

Creator: Google Gemini
Lifecycle: Deprecated
Context: 1.0M
Max output: 8.2K
Released: Feb 25, 2025
Status: up

Input: $0.07 / 1M tokens
Output: $0.30 / 1M tokens
Cached read: — / 1M tokens
Cached write: — / 1M tokens
Batch discount: —%
Source: OpenRouter
Verified: Apr 5, 2026 (High)

Capabilities

Modalities: textimagefileaudiovideo→text
Capabilities: audioInputimageInputfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs

Official Links

Intro

https://openrouter.ai/google/gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001

Docs

https://openrouter.ai/google/gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001

Pricing

https://openrouter.ai/models

Benchmark Coverage

Benchmark	Version	Score	Date	Source	Notes

Release History

Release	Alias	Lifecycle	Release Date	Deprecation	Shutdown	Summary
Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite	google-gemini-2-0-flash-lite-001	Deprecated	Feb 25, 2025	Jun 1, 2026	—	Model available via OpenRouter.

Host Coverage

Host	Type	Context	Pricing Note	Differences
OpenRouter	aggregator	1.0M	$0.07/1M in · $0.30/1M out via OpenRouter	—

Migration Guidance

Change Events

Date	Type	Title	Description	Source
Feb 25, 2025	family_added	Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite published	Model made available via OpenRouter.	OpenRouter