Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is our fastest and most cost efficient Flash model. It's an upgrade path for 1.5 Flash users who want better quality for the same price and speed.

For even more detailed technical information on Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite (such as performance benchmarks, information on our training datasets, efforts on sustainability, intended usage and limitations, and our approach to ethics and safety), see the model card for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite.

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Model ID	gemini-2.0-flash-lite
Supported inputs & outputs	Inputs: Text, Code, Images, Audio, Video Outputs: Text
Token limits	Maximum input tokens: 1,048,576 Maximum output tokens: 8,192 (default)
Capabilities	Supported Tuning System instructions Structured output Batch prediction Function calling Count Tokens Context caching Chat completions Not supported Grounding with Google Search Code execution Live API Preview feature Thinking Vertex AI RAG Engine
Usage types	Supported Provisioned Throughput Dynamic shared quota Not supported Fixed quota
Input size limit	500 MB
Technical specifications
	Images	Maximum images per prompt: 3,000 Maximum image size: 7 MB Maximum tokens per minute (TPM): High/Medium/Default media resolution: US/Asia: 6.7 M EU: 2.6 M Low media resolution: US/Asia: 2.6 M EU: 2.6 M Supported MIME types: image/png, image/jpeg, image/webp
	Documents	Maximum number of files per prompt: 3,000 Maximum number of pages per file: 1,000 Maximum file size per file: 50 MB Maximum tokens per minute (TPM): US/Asia: 3.4 M EU: 3.4 M Supported MIME types: application/pdf, text/plain
	Video	Maximum video length (with audio): Approximately 45 minutes Maximum video length (without audio): Approximately 1 hour Maximum number of videos per prompt: 10 Maximum tokens per minute (TPM): High/Medium/Default media resolution: US/Asia: 6.3 M EU: 3.2 M Low media resolution: US/Asia: 3.2 M EU: 3.2 M Supported MIME types: video/x-flv, video/quicktime, video/mpeg, video/mpegs, video/mpg, video/mp4, video/webm, video/wmv, video/3gpp
	Audio	Maximum audio length per prompt: Appropximately 8.4 hours, or up to 1 million tokens Maximum number of audio files per prompt: 1 Speech understanding for: Audio summarization, transcription, and translation Maximum tokens per minute (TPM): US/Asia: 3.5 M EU: 3.5 M Supported MIME types: audio/x-aac, audio/flac, audio/mp3, audio/m4a, audio/mpeg, audio/mpga, audio/mp4, audio/opus, audio/pcm, audio/wav, audio/webm
	Parameter defaults	Temperature: 0.0-2.0 (default 1.0) topP: 0.0-1.0 (default 0.95) topK: 64 (fixed) candidateCount: 1–8 (default 1)
Supported regions
	Model availability (Includes dynamic shared quota & Provisioned Throughput)	Global global United States us-central1 us-east1 us-east4 us-east5 us-south1 us-west1 us-west4 Europe europe-central2 europe-north1 europe-southwest1 europe-west1 europe-west4 europe-west8 europe-west9
	ML processing	United States Multi-region Europe Multi-region
	See Data residency for more information.
Knowledge cutoff date	June 2024
Versions	gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 Launch stage: Generally available Release date: February 25, 2025 Discontinuation date: February 25, 2026
Security controls
	Online prediction	Data residency (at rest) Supported Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) Supported VPC Service Controls Supported Access Transparency (AXT) Supported
	Batch prediction	Data residency (at rest) Supported Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) Not supported VPC Service Controls Supported Access Transparency (AXT) Not supported
	Tuning	Data residency (at rest) Not supported Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) Not supported VPC Service Controls Not supported Access Transparency (AXT) Not supported
	See Security controls for more information.
Pricing	See Pricing.