Gemini 2.0 Flash benchmarks, pricing and specs
Gemini 2.0 Flash is a Google model released on December 11, 2024 that takes text, image, audio and video input and produces text. It is now listed as a legacy model. Its price is not published and accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens of context. It scores 1360 Elo on Arena Text (Arena, measured October 8, 2026).
- Context window
- 1.05M
- Arena Text
- 1360 Elo
Data verified October 12, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-12
Key facts
- Provider
- Model family
- Gemini 2.0
- Release date
- December 11, 2024
- Status
- Legacy
- Access
- API only
- API model id
- Not reported
- Context window
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Max output
- 8,192 tokens
- Input
- text, image, audio, video
- Output
- text
- Task families
- text, multimodal
- Declared capabilities
- reasoning
Gemini 2.0 Flash pricing
Independent benchmark results
Scores come from independent evaluators that ran the model themselves, pinned to a dated snapshot. Rank is among current models in the same snapshot. Google's own launch figures are listed under strengths with the publisher named, because they are not measured the same way.
| Benchmark | Score | Rank | Measured | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Text | 1360 Elo | Not ranked | October 8, 2026 | Arena · 2026-10-12 |
| GPQA Diamond | 64.1% | Not ranked | October 12, 2026 | Epoch AI · 2026-10-12 |
| LiveBench Web of Lies V2 | 74 % correct | Not ranked | November 25, 2024 | LiveBench · 2024-11-25 |
Strengths, cautions and best uses
Strengths
- Gemini 2.0 Flash records API access for text, image, audio, and video inputs and a published 1,048,576-token context window
Cautions
- This record is marked legacy; confirm current availability and migration requirements before adoption
Best for
- Historical multimodal API reasoning comparison
Alternatives to Gemini 2.0 Flash
The closest current textmodels by price. The cheapest model that scores as well or better is listed first; failing that, the cheapest one within 3% of the benchmark's scale.
DeepSeek-R1
- 38 points higher on Arena Text, 1398 vs 1360
- 128K context window vs 1.05M
- From DeepSeek
Gemini 2.5 Pro
- 85 points higher on Arena Text, 1445 vs 1360
GPT-4.1
- 55 points higher on Arena Text, 1415 vs 1360
- From OpenAI
GPT-4.1 mini
- 23 points higher on Arena Text, 1383 vs 1360
- From OpenAI
Gemini 2.0 Flash FAQ
What is the context window of Gemini 2.0 Flash?
Gemini 2.0 Flash accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens of context. It can return up to 8,192 tokens in one response. That ranks #10 of 45 current text models by context length.
How does Gemini 2.0 Flash score on independent benchmarks?
Gemini 2.0 Flash scores 1360 Elo on Arena Text (Arena, measured October 8, 2026), 64.1% on GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI, measured October 12, 2026) and 74 % correct on LiveBench Web of Lies V2 (LiveBench, measured November 25, 2024). These are independent evaluations, not Google's own launch figures.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash open source or API only?
Gemini 2.0 Flash is available through Google's API only; its weights are not published.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 2.0 Flash?
The closest current alternatives by price and measured performance are DeepSeek-R1 (38 points higher on Arena Text, 1398 vs 1360), Gemini 2.5 Pro (85 points higher on Arena Text, 1445 vs 1360), GPT-4.1 (55 points higher on Arena Text, 1415 vs 1360) and GPT-4.1 mini (23 points higher on Arena Text, 1383 vs 1360).
Sources
- Introducing Gemini 2.0 · Google · official · verified August 6, 2026
- Gemini Developer API pricing · Google · official · verified October 11, 2026
- Gemini API models · Google · official · verified August 6, 2026
- LiveBench 2024-11-25 task results · LiveBench · independent · verified August 6, 2026 · Apache-2.0
- Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub data (benchmark_data.zip) · Epoch AI · independent · verified October 12, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
- Arena leaderboard dataset (lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset) · Arena · independent · verified October 12, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
Cite this page
Van Data Team. "Gemini 2.0 Flash Benchmarks, Pricing and Specs." AI Model Benchmark Dataset 2026-10-12. https://vandatateam.com/ai-model-benchmarks/gemini-2-0-flash
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