New ways to balance cost and reliability in the Gemini API

TL;DR

Google launched two new Gemini API inference tiers—Flex for cost-optimized workloads and Priority for low-latency applications. Developers can now explicitly choose their cost-versus-reliability tradeoff. This addresses a core tension in API design and gives teams fine-grained control over their performance and budget alignment.

• •Two new inference tiers: Flex (cost-optimized) and Priority (low-latency)
• •Gives developers explicit control over cost-reliability tradeoff
• •Enables workload-specific tier selection

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