# Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Google) — API pricing and providers

> Legacy low-cost model with a free tier. Model id `google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite`. Text model by Google.

- Page: https://infro.io/models/google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
- Vendor: Google (https://infro.io/models/google)
- Modality: Text
- Endpoint through INFRO: `POST /v1/chat/completions` at https://api.infro.io/v1
- List rate: $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.01 per 1M tokens
- Rates checked: 2026-10-05

Rates are Google's published list price: what the customer's own provider account bills, not an INFRO charge. INFRO is a BYOK control plane; it charges a software subscription and adds 0% to model spend.

## Providers that serve it

| Provider | Model id sent |
| --- | --- |
| Google AI (Gemini) | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` |
| OpenRouter | `google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite` |

## Questions

### How much does the Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite API cost?

Google's published list rate for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.01 per 1M tokens (checked 2026-10-05). The provider account you connect bills you at the rate on that account, so a negotiated rate replaces the list rate. INFRO adds 0% to model spend.

### Which providers serve Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite?

In INFRO's provider registry, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite can be served by Google AI (Gemini) and OpenRouter. You connect your own account with any of them, and INFRO routes and fails over between the ones you connect.

### What is the Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite model ID?

Request it from INFRO as "google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite". INFRO sends each provider its own id: Google AI (Gemini) "gemini-2.5-flash-lite", OpenRouter "google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite".

### How do I call Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite through an OpenAI-compatible API?

Point an OpenAI SDK, or any HTTP client, at https://api.infro.io/v1 with an INFRO gateway key and send model "google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite" to POST /v1/chat/completions. INFRO runs the request on a provider account you connected and returns the provider's response with an estimated cost.

### Does INFRO mark up Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite usage?

No. Google or the provider you connect bills model usage to your own account. INFRO charges a software subscription for routing, failover, observability, budgets and policy, and takes 0% of model spend.