Models served via Google Gemini API / AI Studio

10 models from 1 makers that you can call through Google Gemini API / AI Studio — each one tested by us with fixed prompts, outputs kept, costs measured.

Makers: google

10 models 🧪 all independently tested

gemini-3-pro-image

131K

gemini-2.5-flash-image

33K

gemini-3.1-flash-image

131K

gemma-3-4b-it

131K

gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation

33K

imagen-3.0-generate-002

480

imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001

480

imagen-4.0-generate-001

480

imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001

480

nano-banana-pro-preview

131K

About Google Gemini API / AI Studio

first party

The Gemini API is Google's direct, first-party channel for the Gemini model family — 2.5/3.x Pro and Flash, plus the Flash-Image line — accessed through AI Studio with a personal API key.

Most current Gemini models are natively multimodal on input (text, image, audio, video), and a free tier is available for prototyping before moving to paid usage.

Google also serves the same underlying models through Vertex AI, its enterprise cloud channel — see that provider page for the difference.

  • Direct first-party access to the Gemini model family (2.5/3.x Pro, Flash, Flash-Image)
  • Free tier available through AI Studio for prototyping
  • Native multimodal input — text, image, audio, video — on most current models

Affiliate program: 5% commission per sale via Google Cloud's CJ Affiliate program. This is a Google-Cloud-wide program, not specific to the Gemini API, and self-serve signup is currently limited to the US and Canada. Program details

Google Gemini API / AI Studio pricing, by model

This is what Google Gemini API / AI Studio itself charges for each model — not the cheapest price across every provider (that's what the cards above show). Prompt tokens range $0.04–$2.00 per 1M across 3 priced models.

ModelMakerPrice via Google Gemini API / AI StudioContext
gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generationgoogle33K
gemini-2.5-flash-imagegoogle33K
gemini-3-pro-imagegoogle$2.00 / $12.00 per 1M131K
gemini-3.1-flash-imagegoogle$0.25 / $1.50 per 1M66K
gemma-3-4b-itgoogle$0.04 / $0.08 per 1M33K
imagen-3.0-generate-002google480
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001google480
imagen-4.0-generate-001google480
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001google480
nano-banana-pro-previewgoogle131K

Latency: Per-provider latency isn't independently measured yet — the probe rig currently tests one route per model, not one per provider (see PROBE_RIG.md ledger #10).

FAQ

What's the difference between this and the Vertex AI provider page?
Same maker, two commercial channels. This page is the direct Gemini API / AI Studio — a personal API key, pay-as-you-go. Vertex AI is Google's enterprise cloud channel for the same models, billed through Google Cloud with enterprise SLAs, IAM, and VPC controls.