Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17

Google DeepMind
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 launch post cover
Context
1Mtokens
Released
1y ago

Google DeepMind's Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is a new addition to the Gemini 2.5 model family, introduced in preview and described by the company as its fastest and most cost-efficient 2.5 model so far. Google says it scores higher than 2.0 Flash-Lite on coding, math, science, reasoning and multimodal benchmarks while running with lower latency. The model is built for high-volume, latency-sensitive work such as translation, classification and simple data extraction, where cost and speed are the primary constraints.

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LightweightThe lab's smallest, cheapest and lowest-latency hosted line, built for high volume and simple tasks.

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Additional source evidence
Source model
google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-06-17
Source family
gemini-flash-lite
Last updated
2025-06-17
Knowledge cutoff
2025-01
Model context
1M
Model output limit
66K
Open weights
No
File attachments
Yes
Reasoning
Yes
Tool calling
Yes
Temperature control
Yes
Complete source record (JSON)
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