Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs Grok 3 mini
Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is cheaper than Grok 3 mini by about 65% on a blended (75% input / 25% output) basis. Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite charges $0.100000 / $0.400000 per 1M input/output tokens; Grok 3 mini charges $0.250000 / $1.270000.
| Field | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Grok 3 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/Mtok | $0.100000 | $0.250000 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.400000 | $1.270000 |
| Cache read $/Mtok | $0.010000 | – |
| Cache write $/Mtok | – | – |
| Input $/Mchar | n/a | n/a |
| Output $/Mchar | n/a | n/a |
| Context window | 1048576 | 131072 |
| Tokenizer | gemini | – |
Price history
Same workload, monthly cost
Illustrative monthly cost at 10M tokens/month, split per workload preset. Not a substitute for the calculator, which uses your own volume, cache and batch assumptions.
| Workload | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Grok 3 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Coding agent | $1.15 | $3.01 |
| RAG chat | $1.45 | $4.03 |
| Summarisation (batch) | $1.30 | $3.52 |
| Classification | $1.06 | $2.70 |
| Chat assistant | $2.20 | $6.58 |
| Content generation | $3.40 | $10.66 |
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Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs Grok 3 mini: $0.100000/$0.400000 vs $0.250000/$1.270000 per 1M tokens, as of 2026-10-04 (Token Barometer, https://tokenbarometer.com/compare/google_gemini-2.5-flash-lite-vs-xai_grok-3-mini).
Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite page | Grok 3 mini page | Open in calculator