# Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite API

> Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the lightweight tier of Google's Gemini 2.5 family, released in July 2025 and described by Google as the fastest multimodal model in that family. It is aimed at high-volume classification, simple data extraction and very low-latency applications, with optional thinking and support for text, image, video, audio and PDF input. It remains a stable model with no announced shutdown date; pick Gemini 2.5 Flash for more capability within the same generation.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/models/google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/models/google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Google
- Type: Language model
- Model ID: `google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite`
- Price: $0.10 per 1M input tokens, $0.40 per 1M output tokens
- Context window: 1M tokens, up to 65.5K output tokens
- Capabilities: chat, vision, audio input, reasoning, structured output, function calling
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

- Chat Completions API: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/chat/completions`

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ],
  "max_tokens": 2048
}'
```

## FAQ

### How do I call Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite" to Chat Completions API (/v1/chat/completions) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.

### How much does Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite cost?

$0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens, billed per request from your SandBase balance. Discounts, when available, are shown in the pricing on this page.

### What is the context window of Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?

1M tokens of context, with up to 65.5K output tokens per response.

### How does Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite score on benchmarks?

Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite scores 8.5 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (v4.3), ranking #76 of 83 models on SandBase. Source: Artificial Analysis, measured as Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning).

### Which features does Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite support?

Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite supports vision (image input), reasoning, function calling, structured output. See Specifications above for the full list.

### Do I need a separate Google account?

No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Google separately.