Cheap Gemini 3.5 Flash API
The Flash Gemini tier is all about speed and price — ideal for high-volume work: chat, classification, parsing images and documents by the thousand. Through cheapai it's available via an OpenAI-compatible API from $0.35 per 1M tokens, roughly 77% cheaper than Google's official price. No VPN, pay in ₽, USDT or by card, and it works out of the box with Cursor, Claude Code, Cline and any OpenAI SDK.
| Input / 1M | $0.35 |
| Output / 1M | $2.10 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.03 |
| Cache write / 1M | $0.02 |
What it's good for
- high-volume chat and classification
- image and document processing
- low-cost agentic pipelines
How to connect Gemini 3.5 Flash
- 1. Register and top up: cheapai.io/register
- 2. Create an API key: cheapai.io/keys
- 3. Point your tool to our API:
Base URL: https://cheapai.io/v1
https://api.cheapai.io/v1 (no CDN)
API key: sk-... (from /keys)
Model: gemini-3.5-flashWorks with Cursor, Claude Code, Cline, Codex and any OpenAI-compatible SDK. Setup guides →
FAQ
How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash cost via cheapai?
$0.35 per 1M tokens for input, $2.10/1M for output — about 77% below Google's official price.
How do I connect Gemini 3.5 Flash?
Point your tool's base URL to https://cheapai.io/v1, create an API key at cheapai.io/keys, and use model "gemini-3.5-flash". It works with Cursor, Claude Code, Cline and any OpenAI-compatible SDK. The same API is also reachable without a CDN at https://api.cheapai.io/v1 — use that one for long requests that stay silent before answering.
Gemini 3.5 Flash API pricing — what exactly am I charged for?
Tokens, nothing else: $0.35 per 1M tokens you send in, $2.10 per 1M the model writes back, and $0.03 per 1M read from prompt cache. No subscription, no per-request fee, and the balance doesn't expire.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash cheaper here than buying it direct?
Yes — about 77% cheaper on input than Google charges, and the price above is what you actually pay, with no minimum monthly spend.
Do I need a VPN?
No — cheapai works without a VPN and takes ₽, USDT and cards.
Start using Gemini 3.5 Flash — cheaper, no VPN
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