Sources & verification notes

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

• Exact identifier & access

  Identity and lifecycle apply to this exact identifier and serving surface.

  • Models ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• First availability

  Effective Jul 22, 2025. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  • Gemini deprecations ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Availability status

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  • Gemini deprecations ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Availability status

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

  Re-checked: not deprecated and served until further notice, but Google now limits the 2.5 models to users who have used them before and recommends 3.5 Flash-Lite or 3.8 Flash for new projects.

  • Gemini 2.5 flash-Lite ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Oct 20, 2026
  • Gemini deprecations ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Oct 20, 2026

• Capabilities & limits

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  • Models ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Capabilities & limits

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

  Re-checked against the cited page; unchanged.

  • Gemini 2.5 flash-Lite ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Oct 20, 2026

• Input price

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  USD per million text/image/video input tokens, standard tier; audio input is $0.30/M.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Input price

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

  Re-checked against the cited page; unchanged.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Oct 20, 2026

• Output price

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  USD per million output tokens including thinking, standard tier.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Output price

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

  Re-checked against the cited page; unchanged.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Oct 20, 2026

• Model card

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  Architecture is the Gemini 2.5 family statement in Google's 2.5 Flash model card.

  • gemini-2.5-flash-lite model page ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash model card (archived 2025-08-27) ↗Google DeepMind · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Official announcement

  Effective Jul 22, 2025. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is now stable and generally available ↗Google for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Full rate card

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• License

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  Not verified. These sources establish the identifier, not this missing fact.

  • Models ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026