Gemini Pricing History
By Paige Gilmore, Founder, NetLift · Published 2026-07-28 · Updated 2026-08-07
Prices checked 2026-08-02 against official vendor pricing pages.
Gemini pricing has remained stable since monitoring began in July 2026, with costs ranging from $0.25 to $21 per million tokens. The pricing structure favors high-volume efficiency through tiered rates for context length and processing priority.
Gemini pricing is currently characterized by high stability across its various model tiers. Since NetLift began monitoring the official pricing page on July 27, 2026, only one record has been noted for Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, which maintained its output price of $21 per million tokens.
Procurement and finance teams should note that costs are segmented by model capability and context volume. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, for example, utilizes a tiered pricing model that doubles input and output costs once prompt volume exceeds 200,000 tokens. This makes context management a primary lever for controlling Gemini spend.
Gemini pricing history
| Date | Plan | Previous price | New price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Paid Tier - Output | $21 | $21 |
NetLift has monitored the official Gemini pricing page since 2026-07-27. 1 change(s) recorded so far.
Current verified per-token prices
| Model / rate | Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier - Input (Text/Image/Video) | $0.25 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid - Input (Text/Image/Video) | $0.25 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier - Input (Audio) | $0.5 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid - Input (Audio) | $0.5 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier - Output | $1.50 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid Tier - Input (prompts <= 200k tokens) | $2 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid - Input (<= 200k tokens) | $2 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid Tier - Input (prompts > 200k tokens) | $4 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid - Input (> 200k tokens) | $4 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid Tier - Output (prompts <= 200k tokens) | $12 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid - Output (<= 200k tokens) | $12 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid Tier - Output (prompts > 200k tokens) | $18 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — Standard Paid - Output (> 200k tokens) | $18 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid Tier - Input | $1.50 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid - Input | $1.50 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid Tier - Output | $9 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid - Output | $9 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash — Priority Paid Tier - Output | $16.20 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier - Input | $0.3 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid - Input | $0.3 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid Tier - Output | $2.50 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite — Standard Paid - Output | $2.50 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Paid Tier - Input | $3.50 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Paid Tier - Output | $21 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Standard Paid - Context Caching | $0.15 | per 1K tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Batch/Flex Paid Tier - Input | $0.75 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Batch/Flex Paid - 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 — Standard Paid - 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 — Priority Paid - Input | $2.70 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Batch/Flex Paid Tier - Output | $3.75 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Batch/Flex Paid - Output | $3.75 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Standard Paid Tier - Output | $7.50 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Standard Paid - Output | $7.50 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Priority Paid Tier - Output | $13.50 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash — Priority Paid - Output | $13.50 | per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini Omni Flash Preview — Standard Paid Tier - Input | $1.50 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini Omni Flash Preview — Standard Paid - Input | $1.50 | per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini Omni Flash Preview — Standard Paid Tier - Output (Text) | $9 | per 1M output tokens |
How does context length affect Gemini Pro costs?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview pricing is sensitive to the volume of data processed in a single prompt. For prompts up to 200,000 tokens, the input rate is $2 per million tokens. However, once this threshold is crossed, the rate increases to $4 per million tokens. Output costs follow a similar trajectory, rising from $12 to $18 per million tokens. Financial planning must account for these steps in the cost curve when deploying long-context applications.
What are the trade-offs between Flash tiers?
Model versions like Gemini 3.6 Flash offer Standard, Priority, and Batch/Flex tiers. Priority tiers, designed for low-latency requirements, charge a significant premium, such as $2.70 for input and $13.50 for output per million tokens. Organizations focused on cost efficiency can utilize the Batch/Flex tier, which reduces input costs to $0.75 and output to $3.75 per million tokens for non-urgent workloads.
Measuring the value of Gemini adoption requires looking past per-token API costs to track actual time saved versus baseline labor. NetLift allows organizations to correlate these specific token expenditures with productivity gains, providing a clear view of whether the $21 translation output or the $0.25 Flash-Lite input actually delivers a net return on investment.
Sources
All pricing on this page comes from official vendor pages:
- https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing — retrieved 2026-07-27
- https://cloud.google.com/products/gemini/pricing — retrieved 2026-07-28
Frequently asked questions
How do Gemini Pro prices scale for marketers using long context?
For Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, costs scale based on prompt size. Prompts at or below 200k tokens cost $2 per 1M input tokens, while prompts above 200k tokens increase to $4 per 1M input tokens.
What is the cost for Gemini 3.5 Live Translate?
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate is priced at $3.50 per 1M input tokens and $21 per 1M output tokens.
Are there cheaper options for Gemini 3.6 Flash processing?
Yes, the Gemini 3.6 Flash Batch/Flex Paid tier offers the lowest rates for that model at $0.75 per 1M input tokens and $3.75 per 1M output tokens.
About the author
Paige Gilmore is the founder of NetLift, the AI Value Management platform that helps organisations measure the cost, savings and return of AI adoption. Paige Gilmore on LinkedIn