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Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio)

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Live API model with native-audio reasoning. Rates differ per input type: input $0.50 (text) / $3.00 (audio or video); output $2.00 (text) / $12.00 (audio). Values shown are the TEXT tier. Google states "No shutdown date announced" but already names gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview as the recommended replacement, so the pointer is recorded and the status stays preview (never infer a lifecycle change the provider has not declared). Google's current models page publishes no input/output token limits for this endpoint (read 2026-08-19), so context_window and max_output_tokens are null rather than carried over from a page that no longer states them. Lifecycle read first-party from Google's deprecations table on 2026-08-19.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio) by Google costs $0.5 per 1M input tokens and $2 per 1M output tokens ($0.875/1M blended). It is in preview.

Last verified: 19 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Provider
Google
Status
Preview
Input price
$0.5 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2 / 1M tokens
Cached input
—
Blended price
$0.875 / 1M tokens
Context window
—
Max output
—
Modality
text, audio, video, audio-out
Open weights
No — API only
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
12 Dec 2025
API string
gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025

Source: Google official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio) — questions & answers

How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio) cost?

Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio) is priced at $0.5 per 1M input tokens and $2 per 1M output tokens ($0.875/1M blended at a 3:1 input-to-output ratio).

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio) deprecated?

No — Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio) is in preview and not currently scheduled for deprecation or retirement in our tracker.

Does Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio) support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio)'s modalities as text, audio, video, audio-out; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio)?

No — Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio) is proprietary. Its weights are not publicly released, so it is available only through Google's API (or hosted partners), not for self-hosting.

What is the API model string for Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio)?

The API model identifier for Gemini 2.5 Flash Live (Native Audio) is "gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025" when calling Google's API.