Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is Google's language model, available from 2 providers, starting at $0.037 / 1M input and $0.3 / 1M output. A lightweight 8B-parameter variant of Gemini 1.5 Flash, balancing speed and multimodal capability for cost-efficient deployments.
Capabilities
Input1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
PDF·
Output1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities0/13
Reasoning·
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling·
Parallel Function Calling·
Structured Outputs·
Native JSON Schema·
Web Search·
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching·
Assistant Prefill·
Pricing by Provider
US Dollar ($)
Per 1M tokens
| Provider | Standard | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | |
| $0.037 | $0.3 | N/A | |
| N/A | N/A | $0.02 | |
| $0.037 | $0.3 | N/A | |
| N/A | N/A | $0.02 | |
Cost Calculator
US Dollar ($)
Preset:
Cheapest Instances to Run It
Cloud GPU instances that can host Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, ranked by cheapest on-demand price. The model needs about 19 GB of GPU memory at FP16 precision (estimated from its parameter count), so treat the fit as guidance rather than a guarantee.
All clouds
FP16 (full precision)
US Dollar ($)
Instance | Cloud | GPU | VRAM | Price | Cheapest region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g2-standard-4 |  GCP | nvidia-l4 | 24 GB | $0.705/hr | us-east4 | |
| g6.xlarge |  AWS | L4 | 22 GB | $0.805/hr | us-east-1 | |
| g2-standard-8 | GCP | nvidia-l4 | 24 GB | $0.851/hr | us-east4 | |
Versions
| Version | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Image | 131K | $0.250 | $1.50 | Available | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1.0M | $1.50 | $9.00 | Available | |
| Gemini 3 Flash | 1.0M | $0.500 | $3.00 | Available | |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | 1.0M | $0.500 | $3.00 | Available | |
| Gemini 3 Flash Reasoning | — | — | — | — | Available |
| Gemini 3 Flash Live | — | — | $0.500 | $3.00 | Available |
| Gemini 3 Flash Live Live | — | — | $0.750 | $4.50 | Available |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Live | — | — | $0.750 | $4.50 | Available |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Image | — | — | — | — | Available |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview | — | 131K | $0.750 | $4.50 | Available |
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | — | — | $0.037 | $0.300 | Current |
Other Models
| Model | Tier | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image | Flash-lite | 66K | $0.250 | $1.50 | |
| Gemini 3 Pro Image | Pro | 66K | $2.00 | $12.00 | |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Flash-lite | 1.0M | $0.250 | $1.50 | |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Flash-lite | 1.0M | $0.250 | $1.50 | |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools | Pro | 1.0M | $2.00 | $12.00 | |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Pro | 1.0M | $2.00 | $12.00 | |
| Gemini 3 Pro Preview | Pro | 1.0M | $2.00 | $12.00 | |
| Gemini 3 Deep Think | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gemini 3 Pro | Pro | — | — | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| Gemini 3 Pro Preview Low | Pro | — | — | — | — |