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Why use Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.07/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite across 3 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$0.075
Output / 1M
$0.30
Cache
read $0.020
Batch
Not sourced
Setup recipe
Python + curlInstall
pip install openaiAuth
export AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...Call
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],Model ID
google/gemini-2.0-flash-liteRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="google/gemini-2.0-flash-lite",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "google/gemini-2.0-flash-lite", not the LLMReference slug "gemini-2.0-flash-lite".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Google AI Studio | $0.07 | $0.30 |
| GCP Vertex AI | $0.07 | $0.30 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.07 | $0.30 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.07 |
| Output tokens | $0.30 |
| Query | $35.00 |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalJSON / Tool useStructured Outputs
About Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
Google Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is deprecated and scheduled to shut down on June 1, 2026. Use a newer low-cost Gemini model such as Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite for current integrations. Official Gemini API pricing lists $0.075 input / $0.30 output per 1M tokens before batch discounts.
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Model Specs
Released2025-02-12
Context1.05m
ArchitectureDecoder Only