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Google Gemini pricing

Google's Gemini Developer API gives developers pay-per-token access to Gemini models for text, image, audio and video input, with a free tier and a paid tier.

Large language modelsFree planPriced per minuteSelf-serve + sales
Visit Google GeminiPrices checked Oct 29, 2026

How much does Google Gemini cost?

Usage price from $2/minute
Free plan
Yes
Usage price
$2/minute
Enterprise
Contact sales
Read from ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing on Oct 29, 2026. Price changed? Tell usSee the line each price came from

In your favor

  • Free plan. Free tier gives limited access to certain models with free input and output tokens plus Google AI Studio access; content is used to improve Google products. Some models (Gemini 4 Argon, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview) are not available on the free tier. Paid tier removes the free limits and adds higher rate limits.
  • Notice before price changes. Several prices are scheduled to double: Gemini 4 Argon on December 1, 2026, and Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.6 Flash on January 1, 2027.

Watch out for

  • Going over the Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Standard input (<= 200k tokens) allowance costs $4 to $4 per per 1m tokens, prompts > 200k tokens. Included: 0 .

How you buy and get started

Self-serve + salesButtons on their site: Get started for Free, Upgrade to Paid, Contact Sales, Get API key
Sign up
Self-serve: get an API key in Google AI Studio and upgrade to Paid.
"Upgrade to Paid"
Setup
Not stated
When sales steps in
Enterprise tier is sold via Contact Sales.
"Contact Sales"
Support
Dedicated support channels on Enterprise
"Dedicated support channels"

What Google Gemini does

The pricing page lists Free, Paid and Enterprise tiers for the Gemini Developer API, with per-1M-token prices by model and by Standard, Batch, Flex and Priority modes. Enterprise deployments run through Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and are sold through Contact Sales.

Good for
Developers and small projects starting on the free tier, production applications needing higher volumes on the paid tier, and enterprises needing dedicated support, security and provisioned throughput.
Channels
API, Google AI Studio
Main product
Gemini Developer API
Also includes
Google AI Studio access, Context caching, Batch API (50% cost reduction), Grounding with Google Search, Grounding with Google Maps, Live API audio-to-audio models
Connects to
LangChain & LangGraph, CrewAI, LlamaIndex, Vercel AI SDK, Temporal, OpenAI compatibility
Public API
Yes
MCP server
Not stated
  • Public API accessGet API key
  • Long context windowGemini 4 Argon
  • Fine-tuning supportNot stated
  • Tool and function callingFunction calling
  • Image and audio input$0.30 (text / image / video / audio)
  • SOC 2 complianceNot stated
  • Zero data retention optionNot stated
  • VPC or on-prem deploymentNot stated

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Security and your data

QuestionTheir answerWhere it says so
Trains AI on your data?yes on Free tier, no on Paid tier"Content used to improve our products"pricing
HIPAA (signs a BAA)Not stated
SOC 2Not stated
GDPRNot stated
CCPANot stated
PCINot stated
ISO 27001Not stated
Single sign-onNot stated
Trust centerNot stated

Security answers are the vendor's own claims, quoted. We don't audit them.

Every plan

PlanMonthlyBilled yearlyIncludedOver the allowanceWhere it says so
Free – – – – "Free input & output tokens"
Paid – – – – "For production applications that require higher volumes and advanced features."
Gemini 4 Argon Standard inputper 1M tokens $2per minute – – – "$2.00 through November 30, 2026. $4.00 starting December 1, 2026."
Gemini 4 Argon Standard outputper 1M tokens $10per minute – – – "$10.00 through November 30, 2026. $20.00 starting December 1, 2026."
Gemini 3.8 Flash Standard inputper 1M tokens $0.75per minute – – – "$0.75 through December 31, 2026. $1.50 starting January 1, 2027."
Gemini 3.8 Flash Standard outputper 1M tokens $3.75per minute – – – "$3.75 through December 31, 2026. $7.50 starting January 1, 2027."
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite Standard inputper 1M tokens $0.30per minute – – – "$0.30 (text / image / video / audio)"
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite Standard outputper 1M tokens $2.50per minute – – – "$2.50"
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Standard inputper 1M tokens $0.25per minute – – – "$0.25 (text / image / video) $0.50 (audio)"
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Standard outputper 1M tokens $1.50per minute – – – "$1.50"
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Standard input (<= 200k tokens)per 1M tokens $2per per 1m tokens, prompts > 200k tokens – – $4 to $4/per 1m tokens, prompts > 200k tokens "$2.00, prompts <= 200k tokens $4.00, prompts > 200k tokens"
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Standard output (<= 200k tokens)per 1M tokens $12per per 1m tokens, prompts > 200k tokens – – $18 to $18/per 1m tokens, prompts > 200k tokens "$12.00, prompts <= 200k tokens $18.00, prompts > 200k"
Enterprise Quote – – – "For enterprise deployments, powered by"

Free plan: Free tier gives limited access to certain models with free input and output tokens plus Google AI Studio access; content is used to improve Google products. Some models (Gemini 4 Argon, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview) are not available on the free tier. Paid tier removes the free limits and adds higher rate limits.

Fine print

Auto renew
Not stated
Billed beyond usage
Grounding with Google Search: 5,000 free requests per month, then $14 per 1,000 requests, capped at 1,500 requests per d
"5,000 free search requests per month (shared across all Gemini 3 and newer models), then $14 per 1,000 requests"
Billing increment
Not stated
Contract
Not stated
Price change notice
Several prices are scheduled to double: Gemini 4 Argon on December 1, 2026, and Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.6 Flash on Januar
"$2.00 through November 30, 2026. $4.00 starting December 1, 2026."
Refunds
Not stated

"Not stated" means we read their pricing page and terms and they don't say.

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Questions

Is Google Gemini free?

Yes. Free tier gives limited access to certain models with free input and output tokens plus Google AI Studio access; content is used to improve Google products. Some models (Gemini 4 Argon, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview) are not available on the free tier. Paid tier removes the free limits and adds higher rate limits.

Does Google Gemini train AI on your data?

Yes on free tier, no on paid tier, according to Google Gemini: "Content used to improve our products"