Gemini API pricing: models, free tier and scheduled changes
Checked Nov 9, 2026 on Gemini API’s official pages (sources below). Prices change often: confirm with the provider before you buy.
Google prices the Gemini API per million tokens on its Standard paid tier, with a free tier on some models. Two models list a price change on a set date, so check which date applies to you.
Figures below are quoted from ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing as read on Nov 9, 2026. Prices change often: confirm with Google before you buy.
Standard paid tier (per 1M tokens)
- Gemini 4 Argon
- Input$2.00 through Nov 30, 2026; $4.00 from Dec 1, 2026
- Output$10.00; then $20.00
- Free tierNo
- Gemini 3.8 Flash
- Input$0.75 through Dec 31, 2026; $1.50 from Jan 1, 2027
- Output$3.75; then $7.50
- Free tierYes
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- Input$0.30
- Output$2.50
- Free tierYes
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
- Input$0.25 text/image/video ($0.50 audio)
- Output$1.50
- Free tier
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
- Input$2 (prompts up to 200K) / $4 (over 200K)
- Output$12 / $18
- Free tierNo
- Gemini 2.5 Pro
- Input$1.25 / $2.50 (over 200K)
- Output$10 / $15
- Free tier
- Gemini 2.5 Flash
- Input$0.30
- Output$2.50
- Free tier
- Gemini Embedding
- Input$0.15
- Output
- Free tier
Other tiers and tools
- Batch and Flex
- Price50% of Standard (Argon batch $1 / $5)
- Priority (Gemini 4 Argon)
- Price$3.60 input / $18 output
- Grounding with Google Search
- Price5,000 prompts a month free (shared), then $14 per 1,000
Free tier vs paid tier
Google’s page states that free-tier content may be used to improve its products, while paid-tier content is not. Blank cells mean the page did not list a free tier for that model.
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Gemini API pricing FAQ
How much does Gemini 4 Argon cost?
$2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens through Nov 30, 2026, then $4 and $20 from Dec 1, 2026, on the Standard paid tier (ai.google.dev, Nov 9, 2026). It has no free tier.
Is the Gemini API free?
Some models have a free tier, including Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite. Gemini 4 Argon and 3.1 Pro Preview list no free tier.
How much does Gemini grounding with Google Search cost?
5,000 grounded prompts a month are free (shared), then $14 per 1,000.
Sources (official pages, read Nov 9, 2026)
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