Google's Gemini API pricing has shown no significant movement since July 27, 2026. The most recent update on July 28, 2026, confirmed that the Gemini 3.5 Live Translate output price remained unchanged at $21 per 1 million tokens.
Buyers have access to several model families including Flash, Pro Preview, and Live Translate. Input costs start at $0.25 per 1 million tokens for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, while high-performance models like Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview scale based on prompt length, with rates doubling for contexts larger than 200k tokens.
Gemini API pricing history
| Date |
Plan |
Previous price |
New price |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini Omni Flash Preview — Standard Paid Tier Video Output |
$17.50 |
$17.50 |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini API — Paid Tier |
Contact sales |
Contact sales |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini API — Free Tier |
$0 |
$0 |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini API — Enterprise |
Contact sales |
Contact sales |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini 3.6 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Output |
$7.50 |
$7.50 |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini 3.6 Flash — Batch / Flex Paid Tier Input |
$0.75 |
$0.75 |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier Input |
$0.3 |
$0.3 |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Output |
$9 |
$9 |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid Tier Input (> 200k tokens) |
$4 |
$4 |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid Tier Input (<= 200k tokens) |
$2 |
$2 |
| 2026-08-11 |
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier Input (Audio) |
$0.5 |
$0.5 |
| 2026-08-11 |
Context Caching — Gemini 3.x Flash Storage |
$1 |
$1 |
| 2026-08-11 |
Context Caching — Gemini 3.1 Pro Storage |
$4.50 |
$4.50 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini in BigQuery — Core features |
$0 |
$0 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini Code Assist Standard — Monthly commitment |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini Code Assist Standard — 12-month commitment |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini Code Assist Enterprise — Monthly commitment |
$0.07 |
$0.07 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini Code Assist Enterprise — 12-month commitment |
$0.06 |
$0.06 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini Cloud Assist — Features for All Google Cloud Users |
$0 |
$0 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini 3.6 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Output |
$7.50 |
$7.50 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini 3.6 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Input |
$1.50 |
$1.50 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini 3.6 Flash — Priority Paid Tier Input |
$2.70 |
$2.70 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Standard Paid Tier Input |
$3.50 |
$3.50 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier Input |
$0.3 |
$0.3 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Output |
$9 |
$9 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier Input (Audio) |
$0.5 |
$0.5 |
| 2026-08-02 |
Gemini Code Assist Standard — Monthly commitment |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
| 2026-08-02 |
Gemini Code Assist Standard — 12-month commitment |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
| 2026-08-02 |
Gemini Code Assist Enterprise — Monthly commitment |
$0.07 |
$0.07 |
| 2026-08-02 |
Gemini Code Assist Enterprise — 12-month commitment |
$0.06 |
$0.06 |
NetLift has monitored the official Gemini API pricing page since 2026-08-07. 30 change(s) recorded so far.
Current verified per-token prices
| Model / rate |
Price |
Unit |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier Input (Audio) |
$0.5 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid Tier Input (<= 200k tokens) |
$2 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid Tier Input (> 200k tokens) |
$4 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Output |
$9 |
per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier Input |
$0.3 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Standard Paid Tier Input |
$3.50 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Batch / Flex Paid Tier Input |
$0.75 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Input |
$1.50 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Priority Paid Tier Input |
$2.70 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Output |
$7.50 |
per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini Omni Flash Preview — Standard Paid Tier Video Output |
$17.50 |
per 1M output tokens |
How do prompt sizes affect Gemini Pro pricing?
For Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, the pricing structure depends on the size of the prompt. Inputs containing 200k tokens or fewer are billed at $2 per 1 million tokens. If the prompt exceeds 200k tokens, the rate increases to $4 for input and $18 for output. This tiering requires procurement teams to monitor average context lengths to avoid unexpected cost escalations.
What are the differences between Priority and Batch tiers?
The Gemini 3.6 Flash model offers different pricing tiers based on service levels. The Priority Paid Tier for output is $13.50 per 1 million tokens, whereas the Standard Tier is $7.50. Organizations running non-urgent workloads can utilize the Batch/Flex Paid Tier, which reduces the output cost to $3.75 per 1 million tokens.
To determine if Gemini API spend is effective, organizations must measure the time saved per task against the specific token costs of the model used. For example, using Gemini 3.5 Live Translate at $21 per 1 million output tokens must be weighed against the speed and accuracy of manual alternatives. NetLift allows finance teams to correlate these API expenses with actual labor hours recovered, moving the conversation from simple cost containment to clear net return on AI adoption.
Sources
All pricing on this page comes from official vendor pages: