Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Gemini 2.5 Pro (Google) versus Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Google): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the SoleAPI default channel price. Input costs 2 Credits / M for Gemini 2.5 Pro and 0.8 Credits / M for Gemini 3 Flash Preview, so Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 60% cheaper. Context windows are 1M and 1M.

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
Gemini 3 Flash Previewgemini-3-flash-preview
Google
Input (prompt)
0.8Credits / M
≈ $0.121
Output (completion)
4.8Credits / M
≈ $0.724
1M context · 64K output76% off
Gemini 3 Flash Preview details
Lower input price
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
60% cheaper

Specs side by side

Item
Gemini 2.5 Progemini-2.5-pro
Gemini 3 Flash Previewgemini-3-flash-preview
Input (prompt) · Credits / M2≈ $0.3020.8≈ $0.121
Output (completion) · Credits / M16≈ $2.414.8≈ $0.724
Cache read · Credits / M0.20.08
Context window1M1M
Max output64K64K
7-day uptime—95.5%
Latest probe latency—2.32 s
Measured throughput76.9 t/s98.9 t/s
ProtocolsAnthropic Messages / Gemini generateContentAnthropic Messages / Gemini generateContent
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)52≈ $7.8517.6≈ $2.66

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 ProGemini 3 Flash Preview
Vision
Function Calling
Reasoning
Prompt Caching
Response Schema
Audio
Video
File Input
Streaming
Web Search
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?

At the SoleAPI default channel price, Gemini 2.5 Pro input costs 2 Credits / M and Gemini 3 Flash Preview input costs 0.8 Credits / M, so Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 60% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Which has the larger context window, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?

Gemini 2.5 Pro offers 1M tokens, Gemini 3 Flash Preview offers 1M tokens.

Can I switch between Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 3 Flash Preview 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 Pro and Gemini 3 Flash Preview differ?

Their capability flags are identical. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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