Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the lightweight, fastest, and most budget-friendly multimodal model in Google's Gemini 2.5 family, built for ultra-low-latency, cost-sensitive workloads.

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input · usd / 1m tok

$0.10

output · usd / 1m tok

$0.40

context window

1mtokens

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pricing

base api ratesusd per 1m tokens

input: $0.10
output: $0.40
cache read: $0.01
audio input: $0.30

providers

Google hosts Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite. Impossibl routes your request intelligently and handles failover automatically when a provider is down.

Google

specifications

takes text, image, audio and video in, gives text outgoogle/gemini-2.5-flash-lite

creatorGoogle
model typeText generation
context window1,000,000 tokens
maximum outputnot published
input
takes text, image, audio and video in, gives text out
outputtext
tool callingnot verified
releasedjul 22, 2025
endpoint/v1/chat/completions

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# responses API
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["IMPOSSIBL_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://api.impossibl.com/v1",
)

resp = client.responses.create(
    model="google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite",
    input="▌",
)
print(resp.output_text)

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# responses API
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["IMPOSSIBL_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://api.impossibl.com/v1",
)

resp = client.responses.create(
    model="google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite",
    input="▌",
)
print(resp.output_text)

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benchmarks

intelligence index

6.7#87 of 90 models on the gateway

omniscience-58.8#84 of 86
gpqa47.4%#86 of 88
humanity’s last exam3.7%#86 of 89

MMMU-Pro54.0%
GPQA47.4%
LiveCodeBench40.0%
AIME 202535.3%
AA-LCR32.0%
IFBench31.5%
Tau219.0%
Humanity’s Last Exam3.7%
Terminal-Bench Hard2.3%
CritPt0.0%

Intelligence Index6.67
Omniscience Index-58.78
intelligence index (API)6.7

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each configuration is listed separately; these evaluations describe the tested model configuration, and performance and costs can differ on impossibl. unmeasured scores are omitted and api values keep their source units. last checked 2026-09-11.

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frequently asked questions

What is Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the lightweight, fastest, and most budget-friendly multimodal model in Google's Gemini 2.5 family, built for ultra-low-latency, cost-sensitive workloads. It trades some capability for throughput, with faster token generation than Gemini 2.5 Flash while keeping the family's optional reasoning mode.

How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite cost?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens through the Impossibl API. Cache reads cost $0.01 per million tokens. Audio input costs $0.30 per million audio input tokens. All rates are in USD.

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What is the context length of Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has a 1,000,000-token context window through the Impossibl API.

What inputs and outputs does Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite support?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts text, image, audio, and video as input. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite returns text.

How do I use Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite through an API?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is available through the Impossibl API. Use google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite as the model identifier with /v1/chat/completions. The quickstart explains how to create an API key and send your first request.

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When was Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite released?

Google released Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite on July 22, 2025.

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