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The numbers in the blog post seem VERY inaccurate. Quick calculation: Input pricing: Image input in 2.0 Flash is $0.0001935. Let's ignore the prompt. Output pr
by __jl__ 2y ago
The numbers in the blog post seem VERY inaccurate.
Quick calculation:
Input pricing: Image input in 2.0 Flash is $0.0001935. Let's ignore the prompt.
Output pricing: Let's assume 500 token per page, which is $0.0003
Cost per page: $0.0004935
That means 2,026 pages per dollar. Not 6,000!
Might still be cheaper than many solutions but I don't see where these numbers are coming from.
By the way, image input is much more expensive in Gemini 2.0 even for 2.0 Flash Lite.
Edit: The post says batch pricing, which would be 4k pages based on my calculation. Using batch pricing is pretty different though. Great if feasible but not practical in many contexts.
- serjester 2y agoCorrect, it's with batching Vertex pricing with slightly lower output tokens per page since a lot of pages are somewhat empty in real world docs - I wanted a fair comparison to providers that charge per page. Regardless of what assumptions you use - it's still an order of magnitude + improvement over anything else.