Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable lightweight profile for high-volume translation, classification and simple data extraction. Its hybrid reasoning can use or omit thinking according to the task. It accepts text, images, audio, video and PDF and produces text. A useful result is a category, a concise translation, a record extracted from supplied material or a bounded written explanation.
For classification, define the categories, decision rule and form of the answer. Keep the source identifier in a result when several independent items are processed. For support-message classification, classify a support message by issue type and return the sentence that supports the category. Include a rule for missing or ambiguous evidence, so a fluent answer does not fill a required field with a guess. The model’s lightweight role is most useful when the input and required result are clearly specified.
Thinking is off by default in the documented 2.5 Flash-Lite configuration. Google’s GenerateContent thinking guide allows an explicit thinking budget from 512 to 24,576 tokens, zero to keep thinking off and -1 to request dynamic thinking. Those are reasoning-budget controls, separate from the final response allowance. Enable additional reasoning when an extraction has interacting conditions or a classification has exceptions; a straightforward conversion can retain the default non-thinking behaviour. The guide notes that the model may use more or fewer thinking tokens than the requested budget.
For translation, provide the target language, audience and terms to preserve. Specify whether the result should contain only the translation or a labelled record. For document extraction, define the fields and request source passages that let the output be checked. For a recording, distinguish a transcript from a summary and identify the passage that matters. Images or video can contribute evidence for a text answer. The desired artifact should remain clear even when the input combines several media types.
The exact stable table lists function calling, code execution, file search, search grounding, Maps grounding, URL context and structured outputs. Functions need a clear purpose and defined parameters; the connected application executes the operation and supplies its result. For schema-based extraction, validate the returned structure and compare its values with the original material. A tool decision or well-formed record is useful only in the context of the source and actual returned evidence.
The native card gives a 1M context window and 64K text output. The API model page specifies 1,048,576 input tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Instructions, source content and retained conversation consume the input budget, while reasoning and a response cap affect whether the final result fits. Caching, batch, Flex and Priority processing are listed for this producer profile. For repeated tasks, retain the same category or field definitions and carry identifiers through the result so later review can locate the originating item.
This stable profile is separate from the June and September Preview variants described elsewhere in the family. The shared native card labels September Preview improvements, including instruction following and concision, specifically for that preview; they should not be silently transferred to the stable identifier. Later Flash-Lite generations also use different thinking controls and capability tables. Preserve the edition and choose the settings documented for it rather than replacing 2.5 budgets with Gemini 3 thinking-level syntax.
The card lists hallucinations and limitations in causal understanding, complex logical deduction and counterfactual reasoning, and gives a January 2025 knowledge cutoff. Supply current evidence or use a documented grounding workflow when newer facts matter. Review translations for meaning, extracted fields for source support and transcripts against the audio. A focused, small result makes this review practical without treating a polished answer as proof that the source contained the asserted detail.
", "aboutText": "Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable lightweight profile for high-volume translation, classification and simple data extraction. Its hybrid reasoning can use or omit thinking according to the task. It accepts text, images, audio, video and PDF and produces text. A useful result is a category, a concise translation, a record extracted from supplied material or a bounded written explanation.\n\nFor classification, define the categories, decision rule and form of the answer. Keep the source identifier in a result when several independent items are processed. For support-message classification, classify a support message by issue type and return the sentence that supports the category. Include a rule for missing or ambiguous evidence, so a fluent answer does not fill a required field with a guess. The model’s lightweight role is most useful when the input and required result are clearly specified.\n\nThinking is off by default in the documented 2.5 Flash-Lite configuration. Google’s GenerateContent thinking guide allows an explicit thinking budget from 512 to 24,576 tokens, zero to keep thinking off and -1 to request dynamic thinking. Those are reasoning-budget controls, separate from the final response allowance. Enable additional reasoning when an extraction has interacting conditions or a classification has exceptions; a straightforward conversion can retain the default non-thinking behaviour. The guide notes that the model may use more or fewer thinking tokens than the requested budget.\n\nFor translation, provide the target language, audience and terms to preserve. Specify whether the result should contain only the translation or a labelled record. For document extraction, define the fields and request source passages that let the output be checked. For a recording, distinguish a transcript from a summary and identify the passage that matters. Images or video can contribute evidence for a text answer. The desired artifact should remain clear even when the input combines several media types.\n\nThe exact stable table lists function calling, code execution, file search, search grounding, Maps grounding, URL context and structured outputs. Functions need a clear purpose and defined parameters; the connected application executes the operation and supplies its result. For schema-based extraction, validate the returned structure and compare its values with the original material. A tool decision or well-formed record is useful only in the context of the source and actual returned evidence.\n\nThe native card gives a 1M context window and 64K text output. The API model page specifies 1,048,576 input tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Instructions, source content and retained conversation consume the input budget, while reasoning and a response cap affect whether the final result fits. Caching, batch, Flex and Priority processing are listed for this producer profile. For repeated tasks, retain the same category or field definitions and carry identifiers through the result so later review can locate the originating item.\n\nThis stable profile is separate from the June and September Preview variants described elsewhere in the family. The shared native card labels September Preview improvements, including instruction following and concision, specifically for that preview; they should not be silently transferred to the stable identifier. Later Flash-Lite generations also use different thinking controls and capability tables. Preserve the edition and choose the settings documented for it rather than replacing 2.5 budgets with Gemini 3 thinking-level syntax.\n\nThe card lists hallucinations and limitations in causal understanding, complex logical deduction and counterfactual reasoning, and gives a January 2025 knowledge cutoff. Supply current evidence or use a documented grounding workflow when newer facts matter. Review translations for meaning, extracted fields for source support and transcripts against the audio. A focused, small result makes this review practical without treating a polished answer as proof that the source contained the asserted detail.", "editorialOverlay": { "copy_fields": { "practical_html": "Technical example in English
Translate a pickup instruction\n\nTranslate this pickup instruction into French for a customer: "Collect order AR-62 at reception between 14:00 and 17:00. Bring the pickup code. Do not send the code by email." Keep AR-62 and the time range unchanged. Return only the translation, preserving both the required action and the warning.One French translation with the original order ID and time range, without commentary.Check the order ID, both times and the prohibition on emailing the code against the source.gemini-2.5-flash-liteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable multimodal text model for frequent classification, translation and simple extraction. Thinking is off by default and can be enabled with a 512–24,576-token reasoning budget. It accepts text and media, with tools, structured output and a 1,048,576-token input limit.
This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable lightweight profile for high-volume translation, classification and simple data extraction. Its hybrid reasoning can use or omit thinking according to the task. It accepts text, images, audio, video and PDF and produces text. A useful result is a category, a concise translation, a record extracted from supplied material or a bounded written explanation.
For classification, define the categories, decision rule and form of the answer. Keep the source identifier in a result when several independent items are processed. For support-message classification, classify a support message by issue type and return the sentence that supports the category. Include a rule for missing or ambiguous evidence, so a fluent answer does not fill a required field with a guess. The model’s lightweight role is most useful when the input and required result are clearly specified.
Thinking is off by default in the documented 2.5 Flash-Lite configuration. Google’s GenerateContent thinking guide allows an explicit thinking budget from 512 to 24,576 tokens, zero to keep thinking off and -1 to request dynamic thinking. Those are reasoning-budget controls, separate from the final response allowance. Enable additional reasoning when an extraction has interacting conditions or a classification has exceptions; a straightforward conversion can retain the default non-thinking behaviour. The guide notes that the model may use more or fewer thinking tokens than the requested budget.
For translation, provide the target language, audience and terms to preserve. Specify whether the result should contain only the translation or a labelled record. For document extraction, define the fields and request source passages that let the output be checked. For a recording, distinguish a transcript from a summary and identify the passage that matters. Images or video can contribute evidence for a text answer. The desired artifact should remain clear even when the input combines several media types.
The exact stable table lists function calling, code execution, file search, search grounding, Maps grounding, URL context and structured outputs. Functions need a clear purpose and defined parameters; the connected application executes the operation and supplies its result. For schema-based extraction, validate the returned structure and compare its values with the original material. A tool decision or well-formed record is useful only in the context of the source and actual returned evidence.
The native card gives a 1M context window and 64K text output. The API model page specifies 1,048,576 input tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Instructions, source content and retained conversation consume the input budget, while reasoning and a response cap affect whether the final result fits. Caching, batch, Flex and Priority processing are listed for this producer profile. For repeated tasks, retain the same category or field definitions and carry identifiers through the result so later review can locate the originating item.
This stable profile is separate from the June and September Preview variants described elsewhere in the family. The shared native card labels September Preview improvements, including instruction following and concision, specifically for that preview; they should not be silently transferred to the stable identifier. Later Flash-Lite generations also use different thinking controls and capability tables. Preserve the edition and choose the settings documented for it rather than replacing 2.5 budgets with Gemini 3 thinking-level syntax.
The card lists hallucinations and limitations in causal understanding, complex logical deduction and counterfactual reasoning, and gives a January 2025 knowledge cutoff. Supply current evidence or use a documented grounding workflow when newer facts matter. Review translations for meaning, extracted fields for source support and transcripts against the audio. A focused, small result makes this review practical without treating a polished answer as proof that the source contained the asserted detail.
POST /v1/messagestext, imagetext| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fieldmodel | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits gemini-2.5-flash-lite | Default— |
Fieldmessages | Typemessage[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Minimum items: 1 | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].role | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits user, assistant | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].content | Typestring|content_block[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldsystem | Typestring|content_block[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmax_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Limit applies to: exact selected model/card ceiling | Default— |
Fieldstream | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Defaultfalse |
Fieldtemperature | Typenumber | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtop_p | Typenumber | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldstop_sequences | Typestring[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools | Typetool[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools[].name | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Applies when: tool supplied | Default— |
Fieldtools[].description | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldtools[].input_schema | TypeJSON_schema | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldtool_choice | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldthinking.type | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldthinking.budget_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldoutput_config.effort | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmetadata | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldcache_control | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Text · UTF8 text
messages[].content or type=text block
Text + image
{type:image,source:{type:base64,media_type,data}} or source type=url
| Parameter | Contract |
|---|---|
Parametermaterial_types | Contracttext, image |
Parameterrequired | Contractmodel, messages, max_tokens |
Parameteroptional_controls | Contractnull |
Parametercontent_type | Contractapplication/json |
Parametertext_file_material | Contractactual UTF-8 content inserted as text; file IDs/URLs need separate exact support |
Lifecycle: exact retained published method
Method shapes and IDs are exact; supplier capability is separate from admission.
POST /v1/messagesAiloot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →
Model-level reference schedules do not change method selection, quotes or charges. Active charges use the selected Ailoot method rates.
Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.
| Configuration | Rate schedule | Context tokens, more than | Context tokens, up to and including | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConfigurationOpenAI Chat · Base token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Context tokens, more than— | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationOpenAI Chat · Request-length tier 1 | Rate schedule— | Context tokens, more than0 | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationAnthropic Messages · Base token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Context tokens, more than— | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationAnthropic Messages · Request-length tier 1 | Rate schedule— | Context tokens, more than0 | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
set -eu\n: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"\n: "${AILOOT_TEXT_FILE:?Set your actual UTF-8 source-material file}"\nexport AILOOT_TEXT_FILE\npython3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'\nimport json,os\nfrom pathlib import Path\np=json.loads('{"model": "gemini-2.5-flash-lite", "max_tokens": 1024, "messages": []}')\nf=Path(os.environ["AILOOT_TEXT_FILE"])\nif not f.is_file():raise SystemExit("Choose your actual UTF-8 source material")\ntext=f.read_text(encoding="utf-8")\nif not text.strip():raise SystemExit("Source material must contain text")\np["messages"]=[{"role":"user","content":"Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\\n\\n"+text}]\nPath("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))\nPY_REQUEST\ncurl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages \\\n -H "x-api-key: $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json\npython3 - <<'PY_RESULT'\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\nprint(json.dumps(json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text()),ensure_ascii=False,indent=2))\nPY_RESULT\nset -eu\n: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"\n: "${AILOOT_IMAGE_FILE:?Set your actual PNG JPEG or WebP image}"\nexport AILOOT_IMAGE_FILE\npython3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'\nimport json,os\nfrom pathlib import Path\np=json.loads('{"model": "gemini-2.5-flash-lite", "max_tokens": 1024, "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Read labels and numbers in this image; flag unreadable text."}]}]}')\nimport base64\nf=Path(os.environ["AILOOT_IMAGE_FILE"])\nif not f.is_file():raise SystemExit("Choose an actual PNG JPEG or WebP image")\nraw=f.read_bytes()\nmime="image/png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "image/jpeg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "image/webp" if raw[:4]==b"RIFF" and raw[8:12]==b"WEBP" else None\nif not mime:raise SystemExit("Use PNG JPEG or WebP")\nb64=base64.b64encode(raw).decode()\np["messages"][0]["content"].append({"type":"image","source":{"type":"base64","media_type":mime,"data":b64}})\nPath("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))\nPY_REQUEST\ncurl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages \\\n -H "x-api-key: $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json\npython3 - <<'PY_RESULT'\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\nprint(json.dumps(json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text()),ensure_ascii=False,indent=2))\nPY_RESULT\nimport anthropic\nimport os\n\nif not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")\nclient = anthropic.Anthropic(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai", api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"], max_retries=0)\nmsg = client.messages.create(\n model="gemini-2.5-flash-lite",\n max_tokens=1024,\n messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain the difference between an observation and a hypothesis in three sentences."}],\n)\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\nsave_result(msg.to_dict(mode="json"))\nimport Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";\n\nif (!process.env.AILOOT_API_KEY?.trim()) throw new Error("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request");\nconst client = new Anthropic({ baseURL: "https://api.ailoot.ai", apiKey: process.env.AILOOT_API_KEY, maxRetries: 0 });\nconst msg = await client.messages.create({\n model: "gemini-2.5-flash-lite",\n max_tokens: 1024,\n messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Explain the difference between an observation and a hypothesis in three sentences." }],\n});\nimport { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";\n\nfunction saveResult(data, stem = "result") {\n writeFileSync(stem + ".json", JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));\n console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));\n const saveBlob = (encoded, suffix, label) => {\n const raw = Buffer.from(encoded, "base64");\n const ext = raw.subarray(0,8).equals(Buffer.from([137,80,78,71,13,10,26,10])) ? "png" : raw[0]===255 && raw[1]===216 ? "jpg" : raw.subarray(0,4).toString()==="RIFF" && raw.subarray(8,12).toString()==="WEBP" ? "webp" : suffix;\n const file = `${stem}-${label}.${ext}`;\n writeFileSync(file, raw); console.log("Saved", file);\n };\n for (const [i, block] of (data.content || []).entries()) console.log("Content", i, JSON.stringify(block));\n for (const choice of data.choices || []) console.log("Choice", choice.index, JSON.stringify(choice.message || choice.delta || {}));\n for (const [i, item] of (data.output || []).entries()) {\n console.log("Output", i, JSON.stringify(item));\n if (item.type === "image_generation_call" && item.result) saveBlob(item.result, item.output_format || "bin", `output-${i}`);\n }\n for (const [ci, candidate] of (data.candidates || []).entries()) {\n for (const [pi, part] of (candidate.content?.parts || []).entries()) {\n console.log("Candidate/part", ci, pi, JSON.stringify(part));\n const blob = part.inlineData || part.inline_data;\n if (blob?.data) {\n const mime = blob.mimeType || blob.mime_type;\n const suffix = ({"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"})[mime] || "bin";\n saveBlob(blob.data, suffix, `candidate-${ci}-part-${pi}`);\n }\n }\n }\n}\n\nsaveResult(msg);\nimport anthropic,os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nif not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")\nclient=anthropic.Anthropic(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\nwith client.messages.stream(model='gemini-2.5-flash-lite',max_tokens=1024,messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."}]) as stream:\n with Path("stream-events.jsonl").open("w",encoding="utf-8") as log:\n for event in stream:\n payload=event.to_dict(mode="json")\n log.write(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False)+"\\n"); log.flush()\n print(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False))\n final=stream.get_final_message()\n save_result(final.to_dict(mode="json"),"stream-result")\njson or SSE
Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.
Keep all content blocks, thinking signatures and actual tool-use IDs. Assemble all SSE block deltas; a first text block is not the complete output.
Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Fieldid | Typestring |
Fieldmodel | Typestring |
Fieldcontent[] | Typetext|thinking|tool_use|other content block |
Fieldstop_reason | Typestring|null |
Fieldusage | Typeobject |
| Response | Condition | Next step |
|---|---|---|
Response400 · invalid_request_error | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |
Ailoot gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Ailoot Ultra gemini-2.5-flash-lite, google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
/chat/completions
google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite
gemini-2.5-flash-liteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable multimodal text model for frequent classification, translation and simple extraction. Thinking is off by default and can be enabled with a 512–24,576-token reasoning budget. It accepts text and media, with tools, structured output and a 1,048,576-token input limit.
This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable lightweight profile for high-volume translation, classification and simple data extraction. Its hybrid reasoning can use or omit thinking according to the task. It accepts text, images, audio, video and PDF and produces text. A useful result is a category, a concise translation, a record extracted from supplied material or a bounded written explanation.
For classification, define the categories, decision rule and form of the answer. Keep the source identifier in a result when several independent items are processed. For support-message classification, classify a support message by issue type and return the sentence that supports the category. Include a rule for missing or ambiguous evidence, so a fluent answer does not fill a required field with a guess. The model’s lightweight role is most useful when the input and required result are clearly specified.
Thinking is off by default in the documented 2.5 Flash-Lite configuration. Google’s GenerateContent thinking guide allows an explicit thinking budget from 512 to 24,576 tokens, zero to keep thinking off and -1 to request dynamic thinking. Those are reasoning-budget controls, separate from the final response allowance. Enable additional reasoning when an extraction has interacting conditions or a classification has exceptions; a straightforward conversion can retain the default non-thinking behaviour. The guide notes that the model may use more or fewer thinking tokens than the requested budget.
For translation, provide the target language, audience and terms to preserve. Specify whether the result should contain only the translation or a labelled record. For document extraction, define the fields and request source passages that let the output be checked. For a recording, distinguish a transcript from a summary and identify the passage that matters. Images or video can contribute evidence for a text answer. The desired artifact should remain clear even when the input combines several media types.
The exact stable table lists function calling, code execution, file search, search grounding, Maps grounding, URL context and structured outputs. Functions need a clear purpose and defined parameters; the connected application executes the operation and supplies its result. For schema-based extraction, validate the returned structure and compare its values with the original material. A tool decision or well-formed record is useful only in the context of the source and actual returned evidence.
The native card gives a 1M context window and 64K text output. The API model page specifies 1,048,576 input tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Instructions, source content and retained conversation consume the input budget, while reasoning and a response cap affect whether the final result fits. Caching, batch, Flex and Priority processing are listed for this producer profile. For repeated tasks, retain the same category or field definitions and carry identifiers through the result so later review can locate the originating item.
This stable profile is separate from the June and September Preview variants described elsewhere in the family. The shared native card labels September Preview improvements, including instruction following and concision, specifically for that preview; they should not be silently transferred to the stable identifier. Later Flash-Lite generations also use different thinking controls and capability tables. Preserve the edition and choose the settings documented for it rather than replacing 2.5 budgets with Gemini 3 thinking-level syntax.
The card lists hallucinations and limitations in causal understanding, complex logical deduction and counterfactual reasoning, and gives a January 2025 knowledge cutoff. Supply current evidence or use a documented grounding workflow when newer facts matter. Review translations for meaning, extracted fields for source support and transcripts against the audio. A focused, small result makes this review practical without treating a polished answer as proof that the source contained the asserted detail.
POST /v1beta/models/{model}:generateContenttext, imagetext| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fieldpath.model | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits gemini-2.5-flash-lite | Default— |
Fieldcontents | Typecontent[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Minimum items: 1 | Default— |
Fieldcontents[].role | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits user, model | Default— |
Fieldcontents[].parts | Typepart[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
FieldsystemInstruction | Typecontent | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
FieldgenerationConfig.maxOutputTokens | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Model-specific | Default— |
FieldgenerationConfig.temperature | Typenumber | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
FieldgenerationConfig.topP | Typenumber | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
FieldgenerationConfig.topK | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
FieldgenerationConfig.stopSequences | Typestring[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
FieldgenerationConfig.thinkingConfig.includeThoughts | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
FieldgenerationConfig.thinkingConfig.thinkingBudget | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools[].functionDeclarations | Typefunction_declaration[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
FieldtoolConfig.functionCallingConfig.mode | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
FieldsafetySettings | Typeobject[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
FieldsessionId | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Text · UTF8 text
contents[].parts[].text
Text + image
parts[].inlineData={mimeType,data}
| Parameter | Contract |
|---|---|
Parametermaterial_types | Contracttext, image |
Parameterrequired | Contractcontents |
Parameteroptional_controls | Contractnull |
Parametercontent_type | Contractapplication/json |
Parametertext_file_material | Contractactual UTF-8 content inserted as text; file IDs/URLs need separate exact support |
Lifecycle: exact retained published method
Method shapes and IDs are exact; supplier capability is separate from admission.
POST /v1beta/models/{model}:generateContentAiloot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →
Model-level reference schedules do not change method selection, quotes or charges. Active charges use the selected Ailoot method rates.
Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.
| Configuration | Rate schedule | Context tokens, more than | Context tokens, up to and including | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConfigurationOpenAI Chat · Base token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Context tokens, more than— | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationOpenAI Chat · Request-length tier 1 | Rate schedule— | Context tokens, more than0 | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationAnthropic Messages · Base token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Context tokens, more than— | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationAnthropic Messages · Request-length tier 1 | Rate schedule— | Context tokens, more than0 | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
set -eu\n: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"\n: "${AILOOT_TEXT_FILE:?Set your actual UTF-8 source-material file}"\nexport AILOOT_TEXT_FILE\npython3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'\nimport json,os\nfrom pathlib import Path\np=json.loads('{"contents": []}')\nf=Path(os.environ["AILOOT_TEXT_FILE"])\nif not f.is_file():raise SystemExit("Choose your actual UTF-8 source material")\ntext=f.read_text(encoding="utf-8")\nif not text.strip():raise SystemExit("Source material must contain text")\np["contents"]=[{"role":"user","parts":[{"text":"Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\\n\\n"+text}]}]\nPath("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))\nPY_REQUEST\ncurl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1beta/models/gemini-2.5-flash-lite:generateContent \\\n -H "x-goog-api-key: $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json\npython3 - <<'PY_RESULT'\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\nsave_result(json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8")))\nPY_RESULT\nset -eu\n: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"\n: "${AILOOT_IMAGE_FILE:?Set your actual PNG JPEG or WebP image}"\nexport AILOOT_IMAGE_FILE\npython3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'\nimport json,os\nfrom pathlib import Path\np=json.loads('{"contents": [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": "Read labels and numbers in this image; flag unreadable text."}]}]}')\nimport base64\nf=Path(os.environ["AILOOT_IMAGE_FILE"])\nif not f.is_file():raise SystemExit("Choose an actual PNG JPEG or WebP image")\nraw=f.read_bytes()\nmime="image/png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "image/jpeg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "image/webp" if raw[:4]==b"RIFF" and raw[8:12]==b"WEBP" else None\nif not mime:raise SystemExit("Use PNG JPEG or WebP")\nb64=base64.b64encode(raw).decode()\np["contents"][0]["parts"].append({"inlineData":{"mimeType":mime,"data":b64}})\nPath("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))\nPY_REQUEST\ncurl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1beta/models/gemini-2.5-flash-lite:generateContent \\\n -H "x-goog-api-key: $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json\npython3 - <<'PY_RESULT'\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\nsave_result(json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8")))\nPY_RESULT\nfrom google import genai\nfrom google.genai import types\nimport os\n\nif not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")\nclient = genai.Client(\n api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],\n http_options=types.HttpOptions(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai"),\n)\nresp = client.models.generate_content(model="gemini-2.5-flash-lite", contents="Explain the difference between an observation and a hypothesis in three sentences.")\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\nsave_result(resp.to_json_dict())\nimport { GoogleGenAI } from "@google/genai";\n\nif (!process.env.AILOOT_API_KEY?.trim()) throw new Error("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request");\nconst ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: process.env.AILOOT_API_KEY, httpOptions: { baseUrl: "https://api.ailoot.ai" } });\nconst resp = await ai.models.generateContent({ model: "gemini-2.5-flash-lite", contents: "Explain the difference between an observation and a hypothesis in three sentences." });\nimport { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";\n\nfunction saveResult(data, stem = "result") {\n writeFileSync(stem + ".json", JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));\n console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));\n const saveBlob = (encoded, suffix, label) => {\n const raw = Buffer.from(encoded, "base64");\n const ext = raw.subarray(0,8).equals(Buffer.from([137,80,78,71,13,10,26,10])) ? "png" : raw[0]===255 && raw[1]===216 ? "jpg" : raw.subarray(0,4).toString()==="RIFF" && raw.subarray(8,12).toString()==="WEBP" ? "webp" : suffix;\n const file = `${stem}-${label}.${ext}`;\n writeFileSync(file, raw); console.log("Saved", file);\n };\n for (const [i, block] of (data.content || []).entries()) console.log("Content", i, JSON.stringify(block));\n for (const choice of data.choices || []) console.log("Choice", choice.index, JSON.stringify(choice.message || choice.delta || {}));\n for (const [i, item] of (data.output || []).entries()) {\n console.log("Output", i, JSON.stringify(item));\n if (item.type === "image_generation_call" && item.result) saveBlob(item.result, item.output_format || "bin", `output-${i}`);\n }\n for (const [ci, candidate] of (data.candidates || []).entries()) {\n for (const [pi, part] of (candidate.content?.parts || []).entries()) {\n console.log("Candidate/part", ci, pi, JSON.stringify(part));\n const blob = part.inlineData || part.inline_data;\n if (blob?.data) {\n const mime = blob.mimeType || blob.mime_type;\n const suffix = ({"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"})[mime] || "bin";\n saveBlob(blob.data, suffix, `candidate-${ci}-part-${pi}`);\n }\n }\n }\n}\n\nsaveResult(resp);\nfrom google import genai\nfrom google.genai import types\nimport os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nif not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")\nclient=genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],http_options=types.HttpOptions(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai"))\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\ncount=0\nwith Path("stream-events.jsonl").open("w",encoding="utf-8") as log:\n for chunk in client.models.generate_content_stream(model='gemini-2.5-flash-lite',contents="Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."):\n payload=chunk.to_json_dict()\n log.write(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False)+"\\n"); log.flush()\n save_result(payload,"stream-chunk-"+str(count))\n count+=1\njson or supported streaming
Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.
Keep all candidates and parts, including function calls, thought signatures and usage; assemble stream chunks in order.
Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
FieldresponseId | Typestring |
FieldmodelVersion | Typestring |
Fieldcandidates[].content.parts[] | Typetext|inlineData|functionCall|other part |
Fieldcandidates[].finishReason | Typestring |
FieldusageMetadata | Typeobject |
| Response | Condition | Next step |
|---|---|---|
Response400 · invalid_request_error | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |
Ailoot gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Ailoot Ultra gemini-2.5-flash-lite, google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
/chat/completions
google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite
gemini-2.5-flash-liteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable multimodal text model for frequent classification, translation and simple extraction. Thinking is off by default and can be enabled with a 512–24,576-token reasoning budget. It accepts text and media, with tools, structured output and a 1,048,576-token input limit.
This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable lightweight profile for high-volume translation, classification and simple data extraction. Its hybrid reasoning can use or omit thinking according to the task. It accepts text, images, audio, video and PDF and produces text. A useful result is a category, a concise translation, a record extracted from supplied material or a bounded written explanation.
For classification, define the categories, decision rule and form of the answer. Keep the source identifier in a result when several independent items are processed. For support-message classification, classify a support message by issue type and return the sentence that supports the category. Include a rule for missing or ambiguous evidence, so a fluent answer does not fill a required field with a guess. The model’s lightweight role is most useful when the input and required result are clearly specified.
Thinking is off by default in the documented 2.5 Flash-Lite configuration. Google’s GenerateContent thinking guide allows an explicit thinking budget from 512 to 24,576 tokens, zero to keep thinking off and -1 to request dynamic thinking. Those are reasoning-budget controls, separate from the final response allowance. Enable additional reasoning when an extraction has interacting conditions or a classification has exceptions; a straightforward conversion can retain the default non-thinking behaviour. The guide notes that the model may use more or fewer thinking tokens than the requested budget.
For translation, provide the target language, audience and terms to preserve. Specify whether the result should contain only the translation or a labelled record. For document extraction, define the fields and request source passages that let the output be checked. For a recording, distinguish a transcript from a summary and identify the passage that matters. Images or video can contribute evidence for a text answer. The desired artifact should remain clear even when the input combines several media types.
The exact stable table lists function calling, code execution, file search, search grounding, Maps grounding, URL context and structured outputs. Functions need a clear purpose and defined parameters; the connected application executes the operation and supplies its result. For schema-based extraction, validate the returned structure and compare its values with the original material. A tool decision or well-formed record is useful only in the context of the source and actual returned evidence.
The native card gives a 1M context window and 64K text output. The API model page specifies 1,048,576 input tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Instructions, source content and retained conversation consume the input budget, while reasoning and a response cap affect whether the final result fits. Caching, batch, Flex and Priority processing are listed for this producer profile. For repeated tasks, retain the same category or field definitions and carry identifiers through the result so later review can locate the originating item.
This stable profile is separate from the June and September Preview variants described elsewhere in the family. The shared native card labels September Preview improvements, including instruction following and concision, specifically for that preview; they should not be silently transferred to the stable identifier. Later Flash-Lite generations also use different thinking controls and capability tables. Preserve the edition and choose the settings documented for it rather than replacing 2.5 budgets with Gemini 3 thinking-level syntax.
The card lists hallucinations and limitations in causal understanding, complex logical deduction and counterfactual reasoning, and gives a January 2025 knowledge cutoff. Supply current evidence or use a documented grounding workflow when newer facts matter. Review translations for meaning, extracted fields for source support and transcripts against the audio. A focused, small result makes this review practical without treating a polished answer as proof that the source contained the asserted detail.
POST /v1/chat/completionstexttext| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fieldmodel | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits gemini-2.5-flash-lite | Default— |
Fieldmessages | Typemessage[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Minimum items: 1 | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].role | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].content | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Applies when: Text conversation | Default— |
Fieldstream | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Defaultfalse |
Text · UTF8 text
messages[].content
| Parameter | Contract |
|---|---|
Parametercontent_type | Contractapplication/json |
Parameterrequired | Contractmodel, messages |
Parametermaterial_types | Contracttext |
Parametermessages | Contractmessage array with role/content shape |
Parameterfile_material | Contractactual UTF-8 document inserted as literal text; no file ID inferred |
Parameteroptional_controls | Contractstream |
Parametercontrol_scope | ContractText conversation; stream is a boolean and defaults to false. |
Parameteroutput_modalities | Contracttext |
Parameterhosted_operations | Contractfalse |
Parametermultimodal_input_binding | Contractnull |
Method aliases: /chat/completions
Lifecycle: synchronous_or_streamed
Send exact model ID with messages.
Context length is not an output cap.
A text file may supply literal text; image/audio/file-object inputs need exact binding.
Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.
Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.
| Configuration | Rate schedule | Context tokens, more than | Context tokens, up to and including | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConfigurationBase token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Context tokens, more than— | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationRequest-length tier 1 | Rate schedule— | Context tokens, more than0 | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →
set -eu\n: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"\npython3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'\nimport json,os\nfrom pathlib import Path\np=json.loads('{"model":"gemini-2.5-flash-lite","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],"stream":false}')\n\nPath("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))\nPY_REQUEST\ncurl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/chat/completions \\\n -H "Authorization: Bearer $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json\npython3 - <<'PY_RESULT'\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\nr=json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text())\nfor x in r.get("choices",[]):\n if x.get("message",{}).get("content"): print(x["message"]["content"])\nPY_RESULT\nfrom openai import OpenAI\nimport os\n\nif not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")\nclient=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)\nresult=client.chat.completions.create(model="gemini-2.5-flash-lite", messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}], stream=False)\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\nsave_result(result.to_dict(mode="json"))\njson or SSE
Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.
Keep every choice and its content/tool calls/reasoning. In SSE assemble deltas by choice/tool index, retain the final finish reason and usage.
Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Fieldchoices[].index | Typeinteger |
Fieldchoices[].message.content | Typestring|null |
Fieldchoices[].message.tool_calls | Typetool_call[] |
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_content | Typestring |
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_details | Typeobject|array |
Fieldchoices[].finish_reason | Typestring|null |
Fieldusage | Typeobject |
| Response | Condition | Next step |
|---|---|---|
Response400 · invalid_request_error | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |
Ailoot gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Ailoot Ultra gemini-2.5-flash-lite, google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
/chat/completions
google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite
gemini-2.5-flash-liteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable multimodal text model for frequent classification, translation and simple extraction. Thinking is off by default and can be enabled with a 512–24,576-token reasoning budget. It accepts text and media, with tools, structured output and a 1,048,576-token input limit.
This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable lightweight profile for high-volume translation, classification and simple data extraction. Its hybrid reasoning can use or omit thinking according to the task. It accepts text, images, audio, video and PDF and produces text. A useful result is a category, a concise translation, a record extracted from supplied material or a bounded written explanation.
For classification, define the categories, decision rule and form of the answer. Keep the source identifier in a result when several independent items are processed. For support-message classification, classify a support message by issue type and return the sentence that supports the category. Include a rule for missing or ambiguous evidence, so a fluent answer does not fill a required field with a guess. The model’s lightweight role is most useful when the input and required result are clearly specified.
Thinking is off by default in the documented 2.5 Flash-Lite configuration. Google’s GenerateContent thinking guide allows an explicit thinking budget from 512 to 24,576 tokens, zero to keep thinking off and -1 to request dynamic thinking. Those are reasoning-budget controls, separate from the final response allowance. Enable additional reasoning when an extraction has interacting conditions or a classification has exceptions; a straightforward conversion can retain the default non-thinking behaviour. The guide notes that the model may use more or fewer thinking tokens than the requested budget.
For translation, provide the target language, audience and terms to preserve. Specify whether the result should contain only the translation or a labelled record. For document extraction, define the fields and request source passages that let the output be checked. For a recording, distinguish a transcript from a summary and identify the passage that matters. Images or video can contribute evidence for a text answer. The desired artifact should remain clear even when the input combines several media types.
The exact stable table lists function calling, code execution, file search, search grounding, Maps grounding, URL context and structured outputs. Functions need a clear purpose and defined parameters; the connected application executes the operation and supplies its result. For schema-based extraction, validate the returned structure and compare its values with the original material. A tool decision or well-formed record is useful only in the context of the source and actual returned evidence.
The native card gives a 1M context window and 64K text output. The API model page specifies 1,048,576 input tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Instructions, source content and retained conversation consume the input budget, while reasoning and a response cap affect whether the final result fits. Caching, batch, Flex and Priority processing are listed for this producer profile. For repeated tasks, retain the same category or field definitions and carry identifiers through the result so later review can locate the originating item.
This stable profile is separate from the June and September Preview variants described elsewhere in the family. The shared native card labels September Preview improvements, including instruction following and concision, specifically for that preview; they should not be silently transferred to the stable identifier. Later Flash-Lite generations also use different thinking controls and capability tables. Preserve the edition and choose the settings documented for it rather than replacing 2.5 budgets with Gemini 3 thinking-level syntax.
The card lists hallucinations and limitations in causal understanding, complex logical deduction and counterfactual reasoning, and gives a January 2025 knowledge cutoff. Supply current evidence or use a documented grounding workflow when newer facts matter. Review translations for meaning, extracted fields for source support and transcripts against the audio. A focused, small result makes this review practical without treating a polished answer as proof that the source contained the asserted detail.
POST /v1/messagestextjson, sse| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fieldmodel | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits gemini-2.5-flash-lite | Default— |
Fieldmessages | Typemessage[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].role | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits user, assistant | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].content | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmax_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldstream | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Defaultfalse |
Text · UTF-8 text
messages[].content string
| Parameter | Contract |
|---|---|
Parametercontent_type | Contractapplication/json |
Parameterrequired | Contractmodel, messages, max_tokens |
Parameteroptional_controls | Contractstream |
Parametermaterial_types | Contracttext |
Parametertext_file_material | ContractRead the actual UTF-8 document and put its text in the indicated input or message content string. |
Lifecycle: synchronous_or_streamed
Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.
Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.
| Configuration | Rate schedule | Context tokens, more than | Context tokens, up to and including | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConfigurationBase token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Context tokens, more than— | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationRequest-length tier 1 | Rate schedule— | Context tokens, more than0 | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →
{\n "model": "gemini-2.5-flash-lite",\n "max_tokens": 128,\n "messages": [\n {\n "role": "user",\n "content": "Summarize the incident report."\n }\n ],\n "stream": false\n}set -eu\n: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"\n: "${AILOOT_TEXT_FILE:?Set your actual UTF-8 document}"\nexport AILOOT_TEXT_FILE\npython3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'\nimport json, os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nsource_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])\nif not source_file.is_file():\n raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')\ntext = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')\nif not text.strip():\n raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')\npayload = {'model': 'gemini-2.5-flash-lite', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}\npayload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\\n\\n' + text\nPath('request.json').write_text(json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False), encoding='utf-8')\nPY_REQUEST\ncurl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages \\\n -H "x-api-key: $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json\npython3 - <<'PY_RESULT'\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nresult = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))\nprint(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\nPY_RESULT\nimport json, os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nsource_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])\nif not source_file.is_file():\n raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')\ntext = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')\nif not text.strip():\n raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')\npayload = {'model': 'gemini-2.5-flash-lite', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}\npayload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\\n\\n' + text\nfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopen\nfrom urllib.error import HTTPError\n\napi_key = os.environ['AILOOT_API_KEY']\nif not api_key.strip():\n raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request')\nheaders = {'x-api-key': 'PLACEHOLDER_KEY', 'anthropic-version': '2023-06-01', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}\nheaders['x-api-key'] = api_key\nrequest = Request('https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages', data=json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'), headers=headers, method='POST')\ntry:\n with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:\n raw = response.read()\n Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(response.headers), encoding='utf-8')\nexcept HTTPError as error:\n Path('result.json').write_bytes(error.read())\n Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(error.headers), encoding='utf-8')\n raise\nPath('result.json').write_bytes(raw)\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nresult = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))\nprint(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\nJSON or SSE
Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.
Keep all content blocks, thinking signatures and actual tool-use IDs. Assemble all SSE block deltas; a first text block is not the complete output.
Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Fieldid | Typestring |
Fieldmodel | Typestring |
Fieldcontent[] | Typetext|thinking|tool_use|other content block |
Fieldstop_reason | Typestring|null |
Fieldusage | Typeobject |
| Response | Condition | Next step |
|---|---|---|
Response400 · invalid_request_error | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |
Ailoot gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Ailoot Ultra gemini-2.5-flash-lite, google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
/chat/completions
google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite
google/gemini-2.5-flash-liteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable multimodal text model for frequent classification, translation and simple extraction. Thinking is off by default and can be enabled with a 512–24,576-token reasoning budget. It accepts text and media, with tools, structured output and a 1,048,576-token input limit.
This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable lightweight profile for high-volume translation, classification and simple data extraction. Its hybrid reasoning can use or omit thinking according to the task. It accepts text, images, audio, video and PDF and produces text. A useful result is a category, a concise translation, a record extracted from supplied material or a bounded written explanation.
For classification, define the categories, decision rule and form of the answer. Keep the source identifier in a result when several independent items are processed. For support-message classification, classify a support message by issue type and return the sentence that supports the category. Include a rule for missing or ambiguous evidence, so a fluent answer does not fill a required field with a guess. The model’s lightweight role is most useful when the input and required result are clearly specified.
Thinking is off by default in the documented 2.5 Flash-Lite configuration. Google’s GenerateContent thinking guide allows an explicit thinking budget from 512 to 24,576 tokens, zero to keep thinking off and -1 to request dynamic thinking. Those are reasoning-budget controls, separate from the final response allowance. Enable additional reasoning when an extraction has interacting conditions or a classification has exceptions; a straightforward conversion can retain the default non-thinking behaviour. The guide notes that the model may use more or fewer thinking tokens than the requested budget.
For translation, provide the target language, audience and terms to preserve. Specify whether the result should contain only the translation or a labelled record. For document extraction, define the fields and request source passages that let the output be checked. For a recording, distinguish a transcript from a summary and identify the passage that matters. Images or video can contribute evidence for a text answer. The desired artifact should remain clear even when the input combines several media types.
The exact stable table lists function calling, code execution, file search, search grounding, Maps grounding, URL context and structured outputs. Functions need a clear purpose and defined parameters; the connected application executes the operation and supplies its result. For schema-based extraction, validate the returned structure and compare its values with the original material. A tool decision or well-formed record is useful only in the context of the source and actual returned evidence.
The native card gives a 1M context window and 64K text output. The API model page specifies 1,048,576 input tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Instructions, source content and retained conversation consume the input budget, while reasoning and a response cap affect whether the final result fits. Caching, batch, Flex and Priority processing are listed for this producer profile. For repeated tasks, retain the same category or field definitions and carry identifiers through the result so later review can locate the originating item.
This stable profile is separate from the June and September Preview variants described elsewhere in the family. The shared native card labels September Preview improvements, including instruction following and concision, specifically for that preview; they should not be silently transferred to the stable identifier. Later Flash-Lite generations also use different thinking controls and capability tables. Preserve the edition and choose the settings documented for it rather than replacing 2.5 budgets with Gemini 3 thinking-level syntax.
The card lists hallucinations and limitations in causal understanding, complex logical deduction and counterfactual reasoning, and gives a January 2025 knowledge cutoff. Supply current evidence or use a documented grounding workflow when newer facts matter. Review translations for meaning, extracted fields for source support and transcripts against the audio. A focused, small result makes this review practical without treating a polished answer as proof that the source contained the asserted detail.
POST /v1/chat/completionstexttext| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fieldmodel | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | Default— |
Fieldmessages | Typemessage[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Minimum items: 1 | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].role | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Examples: system, user, assistant, tool, function Conditions: These roles are explicitly represented by Source compatibility types; the exact model role set remains model-specific. Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].content | Typestring|content_part[]|null | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].tool_calls | Typetool_call[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].tool_call_id | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Applies when: role=tool; use actual returned ID | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].name | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].reasoning_content | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Applies when: Round-trip actual returned reasoning where this model uses it | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].reasoning_details | Typeobject|array | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmax_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmax_completion_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldstream | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Defaultfalse |
Fieldstream_options.include_usage | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtemperature | Typenumber | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtop_p | Typenumber | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldstop | Typestring|string[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools | Typefunction_tool[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools[].type | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits function Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools[].function.name | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Applies when: function tool supplied | Default— |
Fieldtools[].function.description | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldtools[].function.parameters | TypeJSON_schema | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldtool_choice | Typestring|object | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldparallel_tool_calls | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldresponse_format | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldreasoning_effort | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldreasoning | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldservice_tier | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldinstructions | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Compatibility field | Default— |
Fieldfunctions | Typefunction[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldfunction_call | Typestring|object | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldprompt_cache_options | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmodalities | Typestring[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits text | Default— |
Fieldprovider | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Conditions: provider.options is rejected on this Ultra text route | Default— |
Fieldcache_control.ttl | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Conditions: 1h is rejected in actual prompt-cache locations | Default— |
Text · UTF8 text
messages[].content
| Parameter | Contract |
|---|---|
Parametercontent_type | Contractapplication/json |
Parameterrequired | Contractmodel, messages |
Parametermaterial_types | Contracttext |
Parametermessages | Contractmessage array with role/content shape |
Parameterfile_material | Contractactual UTF-8 document inserted as literal text; no file ID inferred |
Parameteroptional_controls | Contractstream, temperature, top_p, stop, max_tokens, max_completion_tokens, reasoning, response_format, tools, tool_choice |
Parametercontrol_scope | Contractmodel-specific; user function tools differ from hosted tools |
Parameteroutput_modalities | Contracttext |
Parameterhosted_operations | Contractfalse |
Parametermultimodal_input_binding | Contractnull |
Lifecycle: synchronous_or_streamed
Send exact model ID with messages.
Context length is not an output cap.
A text file may supply literal text; image/audio/file-object inputs need exact binding.
Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.
Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.
| Configuration | Rate schedule | Context tokens, more than | Context tokens, up to and including | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConfigurationBase token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Context tokens, more than— | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationRequest-length tier 1 | Rate schedule— | Context tokens, more than0 | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →
set -eu\n: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"\npython3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'\nimport json,os\nfrom pathlib import Path\np=json.loads('{"model": "google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain the difference between an observation and a hypothesis in three sentences."}]}')\n\nPath("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))\nPY_REQUEST\ncurl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/chat/completions \\\n -H "Authorization: Bearer $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json\npython3 - <<'PY_RESULT'\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\nr=json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text())\nfor x in r.get("choices",[]):\n if x.get("message",{}).get("content"): print(x["message"]["content"])\nPY_RESULT\nfrom openai import OpenAI\nimport os\n\nif not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")\nclient=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)\nresult=client.chat.completions.create(model='google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite',messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."}])\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\nsave_result(result.to_dict(mode="json"))\nfrom openai import OpenAI\nimport os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nif not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")\nclient=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)\nimport base64, json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef save_result(data, stem="result"):\n # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.\n Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")\n print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\n def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):\n raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)\n ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\\x89PNG\\r\\n\\x1a\\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\\xff\\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix\n file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)\n file.write_bytes(raw)\n print("Saved", file)\n for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):\n print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))\n for choice in data.get("choices") or []:\n print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))\n for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):\n print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))\n if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):\n save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))\n for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):\n for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):\n print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))\n blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")\n if blob and blob.get("data"):\n mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")\n suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")\n save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))\n\nwith client.chat.completions.stream(model='google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite',messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."}]) as stream:\n with Path("stream-events.jsonl").open("w",encoding="utf-8") as log:\n for event in stream:\n payload=event.to_dict(mode="json")\n log.write(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False)+"\\n"); log.flush()\n print(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False))\n final=stream.get_final_completion()\n save_result(final.to_dict(mode="json"),"stream-result")\njson or SSE
Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.
Keep every choice and its content/tool calls/reasoning. In SSE assemble deltas by choice/tool index, retain the final finish reason and usage.
Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Fieldchoices[].index | Typeinteger |
Fieldchoices[].message.content | Typestring|null |
Fieldchoices[].message.tool_calls | Typetool_call[] |
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_content | Typestring |
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_details | Typeobject|array |
Fieldchoices[].finish_reason | Typestring|null |
Fieldusage | Typeobject |
| Response | Condition | Next step |
|---|---|---|
Response400 · invalid_request_error | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |
Ailoot gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Ailoot Ultra gemini-2.5-flash-lite, google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
/chat/completions
google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite
google/gemini-2.5-flash-liteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable multimodal text model for frequent classification, translation and simple extraction. Thinking is off by default and can be enabled with a 512–24,576-token reasoning budget. It accepts text and media, with tools, structured output and a 1,048,576-token input limit.
This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is Google’s stable lightweight profile for high-volume translation, classification and simple data extraction. Its hybrid reasoning can use or omit thinking according to the task. It accepts text, images, audio, video and PDF and produces text. A useful result is a category, a concise translation, a record extracted from supplied material or a bounded written explanation.
For classification, define the categories, decision rule and form of the answer. Keep the source identifier in a result when several independent items are processed. For support-message classification, classify a support message by issue type and return the sentence that supports the category. Include a rule for missing or ambiguous evidence, so a fluent answer does not fill a required field with a guess. The model’s lightweight role is most useful when the input and required result are clearly specified.
Thinking is off by default in the documented 2.5 Flash-Lite configuration. Google’s GenerateContent thinking guide allows an explicit thinking budget from 512 to 24,576 tokens, zero to keep thinking off and -1 to request dynamic thinking. Those are reasoning-budget controls, separate from the final response allowance. Enable additional reasoning when an extraction has interacting conditions or a classification has exceptions; a straightforward conversion can retain the default non-thinking behaviour. The guide notes that the model may use more or fewer thinking tokens than the requested budget.
For translation, provide the target language, audience and terms to preserve. Specify whether the result should contain only the translation or a labelled record. For document extraction, define the fields and request source passages that let the output be checked. For a recording, distinguish a transcript from a summary and identify the passage that matters. Images or video can contribute evidence for a text answer. The desired artifact should remain clear even when the input combines several media types.
The exact stable table lists function calling, code execution, file search, search grounding, Maps grounding, URL context and structured outputs. Functions need a clear purpose and defined parameters; the connected application executes the operation and supplies its result. For schema-based extraction, validate the returned structure and compare its values with the original material. A tool decision or well-formed record is useful only in the context of the source and actual returned evidence.
The native card gives a 1M context window and 64K text output. The API model page specifies 1,048,576 input tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Instructions, source content and retained conversation consume the input budget, while reasoning and a response cap affect whether the final result fits. Caching, batch, Flex and Priority processing are listed for this producer profile. For repeated tasks, retain the same category or field definitions and carry identifiers through the result so later review can locate the originating item.
This stable profile is separate from the June and September Preview variants described elsewhere in the family. The shared native card labels September Preview improvements, including instruction following and concision, specifically for that preview; they should not be silently transferred to the stable identifier. Later Flash-Lite generations also use different thinking controls and capability tables. Preserve the edition and choose the settings documented for it rather than replacing 2.5 budgets with Gemini 3 thinking-level syntax.
The card lists hallucinations and limitations in causal understanding, complex logical deduction and counterfactual reasoning, and gives a January 2025 knowledge cutoff. Supply current evidence or use a documented grounding workflow when newer facts matter. Review translations for meaning, extracted fields for source support and transcripts against the audio. A focused, small result makes this review practical without treating a polished answer as proof that the source contained the asserted detail.
POST /v1/messagestextjson, sse| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fieldmodel | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | Default— |
Fieldmessages | Typemessage[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].role | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits user, assistant | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].content | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmax_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldstream | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Defaultfalse |
Text · UTF-8 text
messages[].content string
| Parameter | Contract |
|---|---|
Parametercontent_type | Contractapplication/json |
Parameterrequired | Contractmodel, messages, max_tokens |
Parameteroptional_controls | Contractstream |
Parametermaterial_types | Contracttext |
Parametertext_file_material | ContractRead the actual UTF-8 document and put its text in the indicated input or message content string. |
Lifecycle: synchronous_or_streamed
Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.
Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.
| Configuration | Rate schedule | Context tokens, more than | Context tokens, up to and including | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConfigurationBase token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Context tokens, more than— | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationRequest-length tier 1 | Rate schedule— | Context tokens, more than0 | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens $0.0002 / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens $0.0008 / 1K tokens Input · Cache read $0.00002 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write $0.0001666666666666666 / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens |
Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →
{\n "model": "google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite",\n "max_tokens": 128,\n "messages": [\n {\n "role": "user",\n "content": "Summarize the incident report."\n }\n ],\n "stream": false\n}set -eu\n: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"\n: "${AILOOT_TEXT_FILE:?Set your actual UTF-8 document}"\nexport AILOOT_TEXT_FILE\npython3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'\nimport json, os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nsource_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])\nif not source_file.is_file():\n raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')\ntext = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')\nif not text.strip():\n raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')\npayload = {'model': 'google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}\npayload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\\n\\n' + text\nPath('request.json').write_text(json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False), encoding='utf-8')\nPY_REQUEST\ncurl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages \\\n -H "x-api-key: $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json\npython3 - <<'PY_RESULT'\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nresult = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))\nprint(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\nPY_RESULT\nimport json, os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nsource_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])\nif not source_file.is_file():\n raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')\ntext = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')\nif not text.strip():\n raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')\npayload = {'model': 'google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}\npayload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\\n\\n' + text\nfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopen\nfrom urllib.error import HTTPError\n\napi_key = os.environ['AILOOT_API_KEY']\nif not api_key.strip():\n raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request')\nheaders = {'x-api-key': 'PLACEHOLDER_KEY', 'anthropic-version': '2023-06-01', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}\nheaders['x-api-key'] = api_key\nrequest = Request('https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages', data=json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'), headers=headers, method='POST')\ntry:\n with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:\n raw = response.read()\n Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(response.headers), encoding='utf-8')\nexcept HTTPError as error:\n Path('result.json').write_bytes(error.read())\n Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(error.headers), encoding='utf-8')\n raise\nPath('result.json').write_bytes(raw)\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nresult = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))\nprint(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))\nJSON or SSE
Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.
Keep all content blocks, thinking signatures and actual tool-use IDs. Assemble all SSE block deltas; a first text block is not the complete output.
Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Fieldid | Typestring |
Fieldmodel | Typestring |
Fieldcontent[] | Typetext|thinking|tool_use|other content block |
Fieldstop_reason | Typestring|null |
Fieldusage | Typeobject |
| Response | Condition | Next step |
|---|---|---|
Response400 · invalid_request_error | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |
Ailoot gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Ailoot Ultra gemini-2.5-flash-lite, google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
/chat/completions
google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Technical example in English
Translate a pickup instruction\n\nTranslate this pickup instruction into French for a customer: "Collect order AR-62 at reception between 14:00 and 17:00. Bring the pickup code. Do not send the code by email." Keep AR-62 and the time range unchanged. Return only the translation, preserving both the required action and the warning.One French translation with the original order ID and time range, without commentary.Check the order ID, both times and the prohibition on emailing the code against the source.