Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

Gemini 2.5 Flash (Google) versus Gemini 2.5 Pro (Google): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the SoleAPI default channel price. Input costs 0.48 Credits / M for Gemini 2.5 Flash and 2 Credits / M for Gemini 2.5 Pro, so Gemini 2.5 Flash is 76% cheaper. Context windows are 1M and 1M.

Gemini 2.5 Flashgemini-2.5-flash
Google
Input (prompt)
0.48Credits / M
≈ $0.0724
Output (completion)
4Credits / M
≈ $0.604
1M context · 64K output76% off
Gemini 2.5 Flash details
Gemini 2.5 Progemini-2.5-pro
Google
Input (prompt)
2Credits / M
≈ $0.302
Output (completion)
16Credits / M
≈ $2.41
1M context · 64K output76% off
Gemini 2.5 Pro details
Lower input price
Gemini 2.5 Flash
76% cheaper
More exclusive capabilities
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Video, File Input

Specs side by side

Item
Gemini 2.5 Flashgemini-2.5-flash
Gemini 2.5 Progemini-2.5-pro
Input (prompt) · Credits / M0.48≈ $0.07242≈ $0.302
Output (completion) · Credits / M4≈ $0.60416≈ $2.41
Cache read · Credits / M0.0480.2
Context window1M1M
Max output64K64K
7-day uptime99.0%—
Latest probe latency2.61 s—
Measured throughput145.7 t/s76.9 t/s
ProtocolsAnthropic Messages / Gemini generateContentAnthropic Messages / Gemini generateContent
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)12.8≈ $1.9352≈ $7.85

Prices are the SoleAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from SoleAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityGemini 2.5 FlashGemini 2.5 Pro
Vision
Function Calling
Reasoning
Prompt Caching
Response Schema
Audio
Streaming
Web Search
Video
File Input
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

At the SoleAPI default channel price, Gemini 2.5 Flash input costs 0.48 Credits / M and Gemini 2.5 Pro input costs 2 Credits / M, so Gemini 2.5 Flash is 76% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Which has the larger context window, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Gemini 2.5 Flash offers 1M tokens, Gemini 2.5 Pro offers 1M tokens.

Can I switch between Gemini 2.5 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Pro at any time?

Yes. SoleAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of Gemini 2.5 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Pro differ?

Only Gemini 2.5 Pro: Video, File Input. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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