Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is served by 2 providers that kRouter can route to, with a 1.0M-token context window and pricing from $0.15 per 1M input tokens. Because more than one provider offers it, the price you pay depends on which one you route to — the same request, the same model, different bills.
Where to get Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
What Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is suited for
A 1.0M window is large enough to hold a substantial part of a codebase in one turn, so it suits whole-repo refactors and long agent sessions where the history keeps growing. It supports extended reasoning, which helps on debugging and multi-step planning but spends output tokens on thinking before the answer appears — worth knowing when you set max_tokens. Tool and function calling are supported, so it can drive an agent loop. It accepts images, so screenshots and diagrams can go straight into the prompt. Cached input is billed at $0.01 against $0.15 fresh, which is the difference that matters most for agent work — the same context is resent on every turn.
Specs
- Context window
- 1.0M
- Max output
- 66K
- Input / 1M
- $0.15
- Output / 1M
- $1.25
- Extended reasoning
- Image input
- Tool / function calling
- Audio input
Cheaper alternatives to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Comparable capabilities at a lower rate. With a kRouter combo you can send routine turns to one of these and reserve Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite for the work that actually needs it.
- DeepSeek-V4-Flash$0.14 in · $0.28 out per 1M
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite FAQ
How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite cost?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.01, which matters a lot for agent work that resends the same context each turn.
Which providers serve Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?
2 providers: Gemini, Gemini. Through kRouter you can switch between them by changing the route prefix, without changing your tool.
What is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite's context window?
1.0M tokens, with up to 66K tokens of output. kRouter publishes this on /v1/models as context_length, so clients read the real number instead of guessing from the model name.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?
Yes — DeepSeek-V4-Flash ($0.14/1M in) are cheaper with comparable capabilities. A kRouter combo can send routine turns to one of those and keep Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite for the work that needs it.
Route to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite from any tool
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