Comment by __jl__
17 days 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.
Correct, 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.