Pricing · Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google's gemini-2.5-pro, 1.0M tokens of context. Every number on this page was read off Google's own pricing
page — never estimated, never recalled from memory.
How Google describes it
“A Pro model which excels at coding and complex reasoning tasks.”
Pricing
| Input | $1.25 | per 1M tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $10.00 | per 1M tokens |
| Cached input | $0.125 | per 1M tokens · 0.1× the input price |
| Cache storage | $4.50 | per 1M tokens per hour |
Long-prompt tiers
Pricing changes above a prompt-size threshold. If your average request is near the boundary, the effective rate is not the headline rate.
| Condition | Input | Output | Cached input |
|---|---|---|---|
| prompt > 200000 tokens | $2.50 | $15.00 | $0.25 |
At the calculator's starting volume, 1M input tokens and 200K output tokens with no cache hits, Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $3.25: $1.25 for input and $2.00 for output, at the prices above. Same formula as the calculator; change the volume there.
Where this price sits
$1.25 per 1M input tokens (for prompts up to 200K tokens) is the 26th cheapest input price of the 67 current models with a verified price on this site, and the 9th of Google's 11. Output costs 8.0× the input price.
Other current models in the Gemini Pro family:
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 1.0M tokens $2.00 in · $12.00 out
Other price lists Google publishes for Gemini 2.5 Pro
The prices above are Google's Standard list, the one the table and the calculator use. Google also sells Gemini 2.5 Pro on 3 other lists, each with a condition. Figures and wording are quoted from Google's own pages as read on the date shown; this site computes none of them.
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Batch · 50% of the standard interactive API cost · wait: designed to complete within 24 hours
Printed for Gemini 2.5 Pro: $0.625 input, $0.125 cached input, $5.00 output, $1.25 input above the long-prompt threshold, $7.50 output above the long-prompt threshold, per 1M tokens.
Batch API usage is priced at 50% of the standard interactive API cost for the equivalent model.
Service level objective (SLO): Batch jobs are designed to complete within a 24-hour turnaround time.
Source, read September 16, 2026
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Flex · 50% cost reduction compared to standard rates · accept variable latency and best-effort availability
Printed for Gemini 2.5 Pro: $0.625 input, $5.00 output, $1.25 input above the long-prompt threshold, $7.50 output above the long-prompt threshold, per 1M tokens.
The Gemini Flex API is an inference tier that offers a 50% cost reduction compared to standard rates, in exchange for variable latency and best-effort availability.
Flex traffic is treated with lower priority. If there is a spike in standard traffic, Flex requests may be preempted or evicted to ensure capacity for high-priority users.
Source, read September 16, 2026
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Priority · no multiplier printed; the page prints the prices · pay more to be prioritized above standard and Flex traffic, in Preview
Printed for Gemini 2.5 Pro: $2.25 input, $0.225 cached input, $18.00 output, $4.50 input above the long-prompt threshold, $27.00 output above the long-prompt threshold, per 1M tokens.
The Gemini Priority API is a premium inference tier designed for business-critical workloads that require lower latency and the highest reliability at a premium price point.
Preview: The Gemini Priority API is in Preview.
Source, read September 16, 2026
Mentioned in
3 posts on this site cite Gemini 2.5 Pro. The sentence is the post's own, taken from where it links here.
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Prompt Caching Is Not 10% Everywhere: What a Cache Hit Costs Across Eight Providers · September 16, 2026 · 2 mentions
Google, all ten Gemini models with a cache price, from Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite at $0.01 on $0.10 to Gemini 2.5 Pro at $0.125 on $1.25, September 14, and Gemini Robotics ER 2 Preview at $0.10 on $1.00, September 16.
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The Second Price List: What Batch, Flex, Priority and Data-Sharing Discounts Cost Across Seven Providers · September 16, 2026
On Gemini 2.5 Pro both lanes are $0.625 in and $5.00 out against $1.25 and $10.00; on Gemini 3.6 Flash, $0.375 and $1.875 against a Standard price that is itself promotional until December 31, 2026.
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Five Things Decide What You Pay for a Model, and Only One of Them Is the Model · September 15, 2026
Gemini 2.5 Pro is $1.25; above 200,000 tokens it is $2.50 (September 14).
Specifications
| API model id | gemini-2.5-pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Family | Gemini Pro | |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | |
| Max output | 66K tokens | |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-01 | |
| Released | June 1, 2025 | |
| Status | Current | |
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released on June 1, 2025. It returns up to 66K tokens per response, against a context window of 1.0M tokens.
Questions about Gemini 2.5 Pro pricing
- How much does Gemini 2.5 Pro cost per million tokens?
- $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens for prompts up to 200,000 tokens, read on Google's official pricing page on October 1, 2026.
- What does a cached input token cost on Gemini 2.5 Pro?
- $0.125 per 1M cached input tokens, 10% of the $1.25 input price.
- Does Gemini 2.5 Pro cost more for long prompts?
- Yes. For prompts over 200,000 tokens it costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens, $0.25 for cached input, against $1.25 and $10.00 below that.
Verified October 1, 2026 against Google's official pricing page. Confidence: confirmed. No price change recorded for this model. How the data is checked.
Other Google models with a verified price
- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini Flash-Lite $0.10 in · $0.40 out
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite Gemini Flash-Lite $0.30 in · $2.50 out
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini Flash $0.30 in · $2.50 out
- Gemini 3.8 Flash Gemini Flash $0.75 in · $3.75 out · promo
- Gemini 3.7 Flash Gemini Flash $0.75 in · $3.75 out · promo
- Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini Flash $0.75 in · $3.75 out · promo
- Gemini Robotics ER 2 Preview Gemini Robotics $1.00 in · $5.00 out · promo
- Gemini Robotics ER 2 Streaming Preview Gemini Robotics $1.00 in · $5.00 out · promo
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini Flash $1.50 in · $9.00 out
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Gemini Pro $2.00 in · $12.00 out
Cheaper or equally priced alternatives
Current models with an input price at or below $1.25 per 1M tokens.
- Grok 4.3 xAI $1.25 in · $2.50 out
- Grok 4.20 (reasoning) xAI $1.25 in · $2.50 out
- Grok 4.20 (non-reasoning) xAI $1.25 in · $2.50 out
- Grok 4.20 Multi-agent xAI $1.25 in · $2.50 out
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