Paid tier pricing per 1M output tokens (USD)
Start with Gemini 2.5 Flash
For most developer use cases, Gemini 2.5 Flash offers the best balance of quality, speed, and cost. It supports 1M token context, hybrid reasoning with thinking budgets, and is available on the free tier. Upgrade to 2.5 Pro or 3.1 Pro Preview only when you need maximum reasoning capability.