# Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ![Organization](https://img.shields.io/badge/Org-Google%20DeepMind-4285F4) ![Context](https://img.shields.io/badge/Context-1M%20tokens-1f6feb) ![Pricing](https://img.shields.io/badge/Price-%240.0375%20%2F%20%240.15%20per%201M-2da44e) ![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Proprietary-d29922) ![Modality](https://img.shields.io/badge/Modality-Multimodal-8957e5) ![Released](https://img.shields.io/badge/Released-Oct%202024-555) > **Quick answer:** Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B (released October 3, 2024) is Google DeepMind's smallest and most affordable model with a 1-million-token context window. At $0.0375/$0.15 per million tokens, it costs roughly 8× less than Gemini 1.5 Flash and is designed for high-throughput tasks where latency and cost matter more than maximum reasoning depth. ## At a Glance **Where Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads** - Cheapest 1M-context model at launch: $0.0375 input / $0.15 output per 1M tokens - Native multimodality across text, vision, audio, and video in one model - Optimised for real-time chat, classification, summarisation, and high-volume agentic sub-tasks - Available in Google AI Studio and the Gemini API with the same long-context capabilities as larger Gemini models **Where it lags** - 8B parameter scale limits reasoning depth for hard coding, math, and multi-step problems - SWE-bench Verified score substantially below frontier models - Superseded by Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite and later Gemini 3 Flash for most new builds **Best for:** high-volume pipelines, real-time classification, document summarisation over long contexts, and cost-optimised sub-agents. ## What Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released to address the extreme cost sensitivity of production AI deployments. By October 2024, the 1M-token context window had become a Google differentiator, but larger Flash and Pro models still cost more than many tasks justified. The 8B model brought the same long-context architecture down to a price point competitive with the cheapest models on the market. The model supports all Gemini modalities: text, images, video frames, audio, and documents — making it a capable multimodal router even if its reasoning ceiling is lower than the full Flash or Pro. ## Specifications | Field | Value | |---|---| | Organization | Google DeepMind | | API identifier | `gemini-1.5-flash-8b` | | Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | | Max output | 8,192 tokens | | License | Proprietary | | Release date | October 3, 2024 | | Knowledge cutoff | July 2024 | | Modality | Multimodal (text, image, audio, video, documents) | ## Pricing | Tier | Input (per 1M tokens) | Output (per 1M tokens) | |---|---|---| | Up to 128K tokens/request | $0.0375 | $0.15 | | Over 128K tokens/request | $0.075 | $0.30 | Source: [Google AI pricing](https://ai.google.dev/pricing). ## Public Benchmark Scores | Benchmark | Score | Source | Date | |---|---|---|---| | MMLU | 70.0% | [Google — Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B](https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini/flash/) | 2024-10 | | MATH | 73.3% | [Google — Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B](https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini/flash/) | 2024-10 | *Scores reported by Google. Not Benchgen measurements.* ## Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Alternatives | Model | Context | Price (in/out per 1M) | Modality | |---|---|---|---| | **Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B** | 1M | $0.0375 / $0.15 | Multimodal | | [Gemini 1.5 Flash](/models/google/gemini-1-5-flash) | 1M | $0.075 / $0.30 | Multimodal | | [Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite](/models/google/gemini-2-0-flash-lite) | 1M | $0.075 / $0.30 | Multimodal | | [Claude Haiku 4.5](/models/anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5) | 200K | $1.00 / $5.00 | Multimodal | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is the cheapest multimodal long-context option, though Claude Haiku 4.5 significantly leads on coding benchmarks at 13× higher cost. *(Scores from respective announcements; not Benchgen measurements.)* ## Related Models & Benchmarks - Compare: [Gemini 1.5 Flash](/models/google/gemini-1-5-flash) · [Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite](/models/google/gemini-2-0-flash-lite) · [Gemini 3 Flash](/models/google/gemini-3-flash) - Benchmarks: [MMLU-Pro](/benchmarks/mmlu-pro) ## Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is Google DeepMind's smallest Gemini model, offering a 1M-token context window at $0.0375/$0.15 per million tokens. Released October 2024, it is designed for cost-sensitive, high-volume workloads.

How much does Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B cost?

$0.0375 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens (for requests up to 128K tokens). Doubles for longer requests.

--- *Specs sourced from [Google AI — Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B](https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini/flash/). Last updated 2026-06-19.* --- # Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is a large language model developed by Google.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B — Evaluations

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