TokelyTHE COST OF BUILDING WITH AI
Lower-cost Gemini API access
Compare Gemini text-model rates on Tokely and exact-model OpenRouter references. Separate text-token pricing from Gemini image-generation variants.
THE SHORT ANSWER
Tokely supports selected Gemini models through its OpenAI-compatible interface. The table below covers text-token prices. Gemini image models have separate generation settings and billing units, linked from the image API guide.
Flash and Pro are separate choices
Evaluate the Flash and Pro model versions against your task before changing models for price. Keep the version and request contract constant when comparing gateway costs. A model's native context window does not remove Tokely's request-body and output limits.
Keep text and image budgets separate
Gemini-branded image models do not use the text rates in this table. Their model pages specify a bounded image variant, input requirements and per-generation rates. Text endpoints currently accept the documented text input contract, not every native Google multimodal feature.
Gemini API price comparison
| Model | Tokely input / output | Tokely example | OpenRouter example | Difference vs OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGoogle | $0.050552 / $0.303312Cache read: $0.005056 | $0.12638 | $0.625$0.25 / $1.5 per 1M | 79.8% lower |
| Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle | $0.060663 / $0.505924Cache read: $0.006067 | $0.187144 | $0.925$0.3 / $2.5 per 1M | 79.8% lower |
| Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogle | $0.151656 / $0.758279Cache read: $0.015166 | $0.341226 | $1.6875$0.75 / $3.75 per 1M | 79.8% lower |
| Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle | $0.151656 / $0.758279Cache read: $0.015166 | $0.341226 | $1.6875$0.75 / $3.75 per 1M | 79.8% lower |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle | $0.218386 / $1.819882Cache read: $0.021839 | $0.673357 | $0.925$0.3 / $2.5 per 1M | 27.2% lower |
| Gemini 3.5 FlashGoogle | $0.303312 / $1.819868Cache read: $0.030332 | $0.758279 | $3.75$1.5 / $9 per 1M | 79.8% lower |
| Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle | $0.505519 / $3.033113Cache read: $0.050552 | $1.263797 | $3.75$1.25 / $10 per 1M | 66.3% lower |
| Gemini 3 ProGoogle | $0.75 / $5.25Cache read: $0.75 | $2.0625 | Not matched | — |
| Gemini 3.1 ProGoogle | $0.833334 / $5.833334Cache read: $0.18 | $2.291668 | Not matched | — |
Questions before you switch
Can I use the native Google Gemini SDK unchanged?
Tokely exposes the documented OpenAI-compatible endpoints rather than the native Google API contract. Use a compatible OpenAI client or send the documented HTTP request.
Where are Gemini image prices?
Use the image API comparison and the individual Gemini image-model pages. Their image-generation rates are separate from text-token pricing.
Keep exploring
AI API pricing. Know what you pay. ↗
Published Tokely rates for text, images, video and audio. Pay from one USD balance, compare exact models and estimate your workload before you switch.
A cost-focused OpenRouter alternative ↗
Compare exact-model rates, supported endpoints and migration requirements before moving to Tokely. One balance for supported text, image, video and audio models.
AI API price index ↗
An exportable first-party dataset of enabled Tokely models, exact-model OpenRouter token references and supported media variants. Sources, units and dates are included.
START WITH YOUR OWN WORKLOAD
Know the price.
Then make the call.
Check the model, compare the rate, and connect with a Tokely key.