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gemini-2.5-flash-image Cost Calculator - OpenRouter

Calculate the cost of using gemini-2.5-flash-image from OpenRouter for your AI applications

gemini-2.5-flash-image Cost Calculator

Mode: Chat

Max: 32,768 tokens

Max: 32,768 tokens

Cost Breakdown

Input Cost$0.00030000
Output Cost$0.002500
Total Cost$0.002800

Pricing Details

Input: $0.0000003000 per token
Output: $0.00000250 per token
Output Image: $0.0000003000 per image
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Model Specifications

Capabilities

✓Vision

Limits

Max Input Tokens32,768
Max Output Tokens32,768
Max Tokens32,768

About gemini-2.5-flash-image

gemini-2.5-flash-image is a powerful chat AI model offered by OpenRouter. This comprehensive guide provides detailed pricing information, technical specifications, and capabilities to help you understand the costs and features of using gemini-2.5-flash-image in your applications.

Pricing Information

Input Cost$0.30 per 1M tokens
Output Cost$2.50 per 1M tokens
Image Output Cost$0.0000 per image

Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.

Technical Specifications

Maximum Input Tokens32,768
Maximum Output Tokens32,768
Maximum Total Tokens32,768

Pro Tip

Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 32,768 input tokens. The maximum output length is 32,768 tokens.

Model Capabilities

✓Vision - Process and understand images
✓Prompt Caching - Optimize repeated prompts
✓Response Schema - Structured output formatting
When should you use gemini-2.5-flash-image?

gemini-2.5-flash-image is best suited for the following scenarios:

  • Image generation from prompts (creative and product mockups)
  • Variant generation and iterative creative workflows
  • Image-heavy content pipelines (ads, thumbnails, concepts)
When should you avoid gemini-2.5-flash-image?
  • Long-form conversational AI
  • Pure embedding or reranking workloads
  • Audio transcription or text-to-speech (use audio models)
How does gemini-2.5-flash-image compare to similar models?

This is an image generation model. Compared to text-only models, costs often depend on images generated (and sometimes prompt tokens). When comparing alternatives, consider output quality/style control, throughput, and per-image pricing.

Understanding gemini-2.5-flash-image pricing
  • gemini-2.5-flash-image is a image generation model provided by OpenRouter.
  • Input tokens are priced at $0.30 per 1M tokens.
  • Output tokens are priced at $2.50 per 1M tokens.
  • Image output is priced at $0.0000 per image.
  • The model supports a maximum input capacity of 32,768 tokens.
  • Maximum output length is 32,768 tokens.
  • For this model, input tokens are less expensive than output tokens, so optimizing your prompts can help manage costs.
  • The model includes vision capabilities for processing and analysing images.
  • Features prompt caching to optimize costs for repeated prompts.
  • OpenRouter offers gemini-2.5-flash-image for image generation workloads, prompt-to-image creative workflows and image-heavy content pipelines.

How to Use This Calculator

Step 1: Enter the number of input tokens you expect to use. Input tokens include your prompt, system messages, and any context you provide to the model.

Step 2: Specify the number of output tokens you anticipate. Output tokens are the text generated by the model in response to your input.

Step 3: Review the cost breakdown to see the total estimated cost for your usage. The calculator automatically updates as you adjust the token counts.