THE MODEL PAGE
Gemini 2.5 Pro
$1.25
per million input tokens
Context 1M Endpoints 7
one number, no fine print
one request,
210,000 tokens
THE INVOICE
Gemini 2.5 Pro
$2.50
per million input tokens, every token, output too
NOT ON THE MENU
Your request
210,000 tokens
The line the page never mentions
200,000 tokens
Cross it and the whole request is repriced
x 2
Measured 2026-09-02 through one aggregator, usage accounting on.
On Alibaba's tiered models the same gap reaches 6.7x.
The page is the menu, the invoice is the receipt. The receipt charges the tier the menu never printed: 2x at the first line, 6.7x at the top of the measured ladders.