Flash-Lite 2 can generate captions for around 40,000 unique images at a cost of less than a dollar on Google AI Studio’s paid tier.

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced updates to its Gemini family of large language models, including a new product line with competitive pricing to low-cost artificial intelligence models like that of Chinese rival DeepSeek.

Google’s Cheap New AI Model Could Save Your Business Money . With the Gemini family, Google is expanding its lineup of AI models to include an inexpensive option.