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Cheapest Google Models

Match · Updated July 2026

The cheapest Google model is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite (batch) at $0.050 per million input tokens. Gemma 3 4B ($0.050) and Gemma 3 12B ($0.050) round out the top three.

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AI models ranked by input token price. The cheapest LLM APIs and most affordable AI models, from budget open-weight models to discounted frontier models.

  1. 1google logo
    gemini-2.5-flash-lite:batch
    ReasoningToolsJSON+26.9 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.050
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  2. 2google logo
    gemma-3-4b-it
    JSONVision131K ctx
    $0.050
    Input /M
  3. 3google logo
    gemma-3-12b-it
    ToolsJSONVision131K ctx
    $0.050
    Input /M
  4. 4google logo
    gemma-3n-e4b-it
    JSON33K ctx
    $0.060
    Input /M
  5. 5google logo
    gemma-4-26b-a4b-it
    ReasoningToolsJSON+1262K ctx
    $0.070
    Input /M
  6. 6google logo
    gemma-3-27b-it
    ToolsJSONVision262K ctx
    $0.080
    Input /M
  7. 7google logo
    gemma-4-31b-it
    ReasoningToolsJSON+1262K ctx
    $0.100
    Input /M
  8. 8google logo
    gemini-2.5-flash-lite
    ReasoningToolsJSON+26.9 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.100
    Input /M
  9. 9google logo
    gemini-3.1-flash-lite:batch
    ReasoningToolsJSON+225.0 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.125
    Input /M
  10. 10google logo
    gemini-3.5-flash-lite:batch
    ReasoningToolsJSON+236.5 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.150
    Input /M
  11. 11google logo
    gemini-2.5-flash:batch
    ReasoningToolsJSON+214.1 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.150
    Input /M
  12. 12google logo
    gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
    ReasoningJSONVision+166K ctx
    $0.250
    Input /M
  13. 13google logo
    gemini-3.1-flash-lite
    ReasoningToolsJSON+225.0 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.250
    Input /M
  14. 14google logo
    gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview
    ReasoningToolsJSON+225.0 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.250
    Input /M
  15. 15google logo
    gemini-3-flash-preview:batch
    ReasoningToolsJSON+21.0M ctx
    $0.250
    Input /M
  16. 16google logo
    gemini-3.5-flash-lite
    ReasoningToolsJSON+236.5 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.300
    Input /M
  17. 17google logo
    gemini-2.5-flash-image
    JSONVisionImage out33K ctx
    $0.300
    Input /M
  18. 18google logo
    gemini-2.5-flash
    ReasoningToolsJSON+214.1 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.300
    Input /M
  19. 19google logo
    gemini-3.1-flash-image
    ReasoningJSONVision+1131K ctx
    $0.500
    Input /M
  20. 20google logo
    gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview
    ReasoningJSONVision+166K ctx
    $0.500
    Input /M
  21. 21google logo
    gemini-3-flash-preview
    ReasoningToolsJSON+21.0M ctx
    $0.500
    Input /M
  22. 22google logo
    gemini-2.5-pro:batch
    ReasoningToolsJSON+225.8 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.625
    Input /M
  23. 23google logo
    gemma-2-27b-it
    JSON8K ctx
    $0.650
    Input /M
  24. 24google logo
    gemini-3.6-flash:batch
    ReasoningToolsJSON+250.1 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.750
    Input /M
  25. 25google logo
    gemini-3.5-flash:batch
    ReasoningToolsJSON+250.2 intel · 1.0M ctx
    $0.750
    Input /M

Frequently asked

What is the cheapest Google model?

The cheapest Google model is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite (batch) at $0.050 per million input tokens. Gemma 3 4B ($0.050) and Gemma 3 12B ($0.050) round out the top three.

What's a good alternative to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite (batch)?

Gemma 3 4B ($0.050) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by Gemma 3 12B ($0.050). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.

How many Google models are there?

modelgrep tracks 39 Google models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by Gemini 3.5 Flash. 25 of them qualify for this ranking.

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