Gemini Flash Latest
by ~google · ~google/gemini-flash-latest · #271 cheapest of 422 paid models
Prices updated Sep 19, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC · refreshed hourly
This model always redirects to the latest model in the Gemini Flash family.
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Pricing
Input
$0.75
per 1M tokens
Output
$3.75
per 1M tokens
Blended (3:1)
$1.50
3 input : 1 output
Cache read
$0.075
per 1M cached tokens
Cache write
$0.042
per 1M tokens
Cache & batch economics
Effective prices for Gemini Flash Latest with prompt caching.
| Cache hit rate | Effective blended $/1M | Example request* | vs no cache |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $1.50 | $0.0803 | — |
| 50% | $1.25 | $0.0465 | −42% |
| 90% | $1.04 | $0.0195 | −76% |
*Example: 100K sticky context + 2K new input + 1K output. Batch discount is an approximate 50% off list rates (available for OpenAI / Anthropic / Google — not flagged for this creator). Confirm on the vendor’s pricing page.
What a request costs
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Cost / 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat message | 500 | 300 | $0.0015 | $1.50 |
| Document summary | 8,000 | 1,000 | $0.00975 | $9.75 |
| Codebase question (RAG) | 30,000 | 2,000 | $0.03 | $30.00 |
| Long-context analysis | 150,000 | 5,000 | $0.1312 | $131.25 |
Specs
Context window
1.05M
tokens
Max output
66K
tokens
Input modalities
text, image, video, file, audio
Tokenizer
Router