Model pricing · Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro pricing
Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens at list price. Best for: long-context analysis.
| Input | $1.25 / 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output | $10 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input (read) | $0.125 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | Not published |
Base tier <=200K prompt; >200K: $2.50/$15.
Source: Google pricing, cross-checked against models.dev on 2026-09-15. Your provider invoice is authoritative.
What it costs in practice
| Workload | List price | If input is cached |
|---|---|---|
| One request: 10,000 tokens in, 1,000 out | $0.022 | $0.011 |
| A month of that request, 100 times a day | $67.50 | $33.75 |
| A 3,000-token instruction file on 100 requests a day, for a month | $11.25 | $1.13 |
The last row is the always-on cost of an instruction file like CLAUDE.md: paid on every request, whether the task needs it or not. Check how much of yours is waste.
Price history
From tokencheat's dated pricing snapshots. Only changes are listed.
| Since | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | $1.25 | $10 |
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