Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs GPT-5 Nano: API Price & Benchmark Comparison (INR)
Side-by-side pricing
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | GPT-5 Nano | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M tokens | ₹10.32 | ₹5.16 |
| Output price / 1M tokens | ₹41.27 | ₹41.27 |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 400,000 |
| Provider | OpenAI |
Velona effective INR prices, refreshed every 6 hours (last: 2026-07-28T17:32:59Z).
When to pick which
These are the two cheapest mainstream options. GPT-5 Nano is half the input price ($0.05 vs $0.10 per million) with equal $0.40 output. Flash Lite counters with a 1M-token context window versus 400K and basic multimodal support. At this tier both are best for classification, routing, extraction, and autocomplete rather than open-ended generation. Choose Flash Lite when you need to stuff large documents into a single cheap call. Choose GPT-5 Nano when requests are short, input volume is enormous, and every fraction of a paisa per call matters.
Benchmarks
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Benchmarks
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis.
GPT-5 Nano
Benchmarks
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis.
Cost calculator for both models
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite or GPT-5 Nano?
On input tokens, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs ₹10.32/1M and GPT-5 Nano costs ₹5.16/1M through Velona. Output tokens: ₹41.27 vs ₹41.27 per 1M.
Can I switch between Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite and GPT-5 Nano without changing code?
Yes. Both are behind Velona's single gateway API. Change the model id in your request body and everything else stays the same, including your INR wallet.
Are these prices current?
Prices are regenerated every 6 hours from live provider pricing and the current USD→INR rate, so the figures on this page track what you'd actually be billed.
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