gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Google/Proprietary/2 providers
Google's smallest and most cost effective model, built for at scale usage.
Which id to call
gemini-2.5-flash-lite@euSame routing, restricted to EU-hosted providers. Use this id when data residency is a requirement: requests never leave the EU.
From /1M input
$0.05
Google LLC (Gemini API)
Context
1.0M
66K output
Endpoints
13
11 regions
Price spread
2.0x
13 endpoints
Capabilities 6/8
13 endpoints / 11 regions
Providers serving gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Provider prices, per 1M tokens. Pay as you go adds 5%, or 0% on your own keys.
| Rank | Privacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google LLC (Gemini API) | Global | 1.0M | $0.05 | $0.20 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 2 | Google LLC (Gemini API) | Global | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 3 |  Google LLC (Vertex AI) | Global | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 4 | Google LLC (Vertex AI) | europe-central2 | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 5 | Google LLC (Vertex AI) | europe-north1 | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 6 | Google LLC (Vertex AI) | europe-west1 | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 7 | Google LLC (Vertex AI) | europe-west4 | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 8 | Google LLC (Vertex AI) | europe-west8 | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 9 | Google LLC (Vertex AI) | us-central1 | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 10 | Google LLC (Vertex AI) | us-east1 | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 11 | Google LLC (Vertex AI) | us-east5 | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 12 | Google LLC (Vertex AI) | us-south1 | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
| 13 | Google LLC (Vertex AI) | us-west1 | 1.0M | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.01 | zdr |
A column is blank where no qualifying sample exists, and every row links to that provider's endpoint page.
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Which id to call
One base url, https://router.requesty.ai/v1, and one key for every id here.
gemini-2.5-flash-lite@euSame routing, restricted to EU-hosted providers. Use this id when data residency is a requirement: requests never leave the EU.
OpenAI compatible
Call it in three lines
Change the base url, use your Requesty key, set the model to any id on the left. Existing OpenAI SDK code needs no other edit.
123456789101112131415from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="YOUR_REQUESTY_API_KEY", base_url="https://router.requesty.ai/v1", ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite:flex", messages=[ {"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in one paragraph."}, ], ) print(response.choices[0].message.content)
Artificial Analysis
Benchmark scores
Graduate-level physics, chemistry & biology questions designed to resist Googling.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: a composite of multiple evaluations measuring overall model capability.
Scores from artificialanalysis.ai. They measure the model, not the provider, so they are the same on every endpoint above.
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gemini-2.5-flash-lite questions
Which providers serve gemini-2.5-flash-lite?
gemini-2.5-flash-lite is available from 2 providers through Requesty: Google LLC (Gemini API), Google LLC (Vertex AI). All endpoints share one OpenAI-compatible API and one key, and Requesty fails over between them automatically.
How much does gemini-2.5-flash-lite cost?
Pricing starts at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens on Google LLC (Gemini API), the cheapest endpoint. Prices vary by provider and region; the table above shows every endpoint. Those are the upstream provider rates: pay as you go adds 5% on top, or 0% if you bring your own provider keys.
Is gemini-2.5-flash-lite open weights?
No. gemini-2.5-flash-lite is a proprietary model from Google, served through Google's own API and licensed cloud platforms.
What is the context window of gemini-2.5-flash-lite?
gemini-2.5-flash-lite supports up to 1.0M tokens of context, with up to 66K output tokens per response. Some providers expose a smaller window; check the per-endpoint context column above.
How do I use gemini-2.5-flash-lite with the OpenAI SDK?
Install the OpenAI SDK, set base_url to "https://router.requesty.ai/v1", set your API key to your Requesty key, and set the model to "google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite:flex" or any endpoint id from the table above. The quickstart section shows Python, JavaScript and cURL snippets.
Route gemini-2.5-flash-lite through one endpoint
One key for 2 providers on this model and 600+ others. No markup on provider prices, automatic failover, caching built in.