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How I Built a Free Gemini API Cost Calculator (And Why You Need One)

If you're building with Google's Gemini API, you've probably asked yourself:

"How much is this actually going to cost me per month?"

The official pricing page gives you per-token rates, but calculating real-world costs — with different models, batch vs standard pricing, and monthly volume — is a headache. So I built a free tool to solve it.

What It Does

🔗 Gemini API Cost Calculator

  • All Gemini models — 2.5 Flash, 3.5 Flash, 2.5 Pro, Flash-Lite, and legacy models
  • 3 pricing tiers — Standard, Batch (50% cheaper), and Priority
  • Cross-provider comparison — Stack Gemini against GPT-4o, Claude, and more
  • Monthly cost projection — Enter your expected volume, get a dollar amount instantly
  • Free tier info — See which models offer free daily quotas

Quick Example

Running 100K requests/month with 1K input + 500 output tokens per request:

Model Monthly Cost
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ~$4.50
Gemini 2.5 Flash ~$28
GPT-4o Mini ~$22
GPT-4o ~$225

The cheapest Gemini model costs less than a coffee per month at moderate scale.

Why I Built It

I've been building AI tools and the first question every time is "what's the bill going to look like?" No calculator I found supported all Gemini models with batch pricing. So I built one.

It's 100% free, no signup, no tracking. Just a tool I wanted to exist.

Feedback welcome! What features would you add?

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