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Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep)

Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis

Canonical slug: gemini-1-5-pro · Canonical model registry at build time

Intelligence

10 score

Input Price

$0.00

Output Price

$0.00

Executive Assessment

Routing Verdict & Tradeoffs

Ethen Routing Verdict

Capable everyday model

Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) scores 10 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 8).

Good for routine tasks; route complex reasoning and premium workloads to stronger models.

Task Fit Assessment

WorkloadRatingNotes
Complex reasoning & agentic workflowsviableIntelligence score 10 handles routine reasoning but may struggle with open-ended agentic tasks.
Cost-sensitive pipelinesoptimalOutput pricing at $0.00 is very competitive for high-volume workloads.

Cost Pressure Analysis

Low

Pricing is competitive — input $0.00, output $0.00. Suitable for sustained production use.

Technical Specifications

Architecture and Limits

SpecificationValueValidation Authority
Model typeProprietaryinferred
ReasoningNofaq
Input modalitiesGemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) supports image input.faq
Output modalitiesGemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) supports text only output.faq
Context windowGemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) has a context window of 2.0M tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.faq
Open weights / sourceNo, Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.faq
ParametersGemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) is a proprietary model and Google has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.faq
Knowledge cutoffGemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) has a knowledge cutoff of August 2024. The model's training data includes information up to this date.faq

Evidence charts

Profile visualizations

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Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6060AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 5555AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GLM-5.2 (max): 5151?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 5050GGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax-M3: 4444?MiniMax-M3DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 4444DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 4444KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4343?Muse SparkClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning): 4242AClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-rea…Nemotron 3 Ultra: 3838NNemotron 3 Ultra

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Retrieved 2026-07-08

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Retrieval date:
2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6060AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 5555AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GLM-5.2 (max): 5151?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 5050GGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax-M3: 4444?MiniMax-M3DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 4444DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 4444KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4343?Muse SparkClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning): 4242AClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-rea…Nemotron 3 Ultra: 3838NNemotron 3 Ultra

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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Retrieval date:
2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6060AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 5555AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GLM-5.2 (max): 5151?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 5050GGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax-M3: 4444?MiniMax-M3DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 4444DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 4444KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4343?Muse SparkNemotron 3 Ultra: 3838NNemotron 3 UltraGrok 4.3 (high): 3838xGrok 4.3 (high)Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep): 1010GGemini 1.5 Pro (Sep)

Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

088175263350gpt-oss-120b (high): 316316AIgpt-oss-120b (high)Nemotron 3 Ultra: 248248NNemotron 3 UltraGLM-5.2 (max): 216216?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 192192GGemini 3.5 FlashGrok 4.3 (high): 164164xGrok 4.3 (high)MiniMax-M3: 9595?MiniMax-M3GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 8888AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Kimi K2.6: 7676KKimi K2.6DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 7272DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 7171AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…

Context Window

Context window: tokens limit · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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Retrieval date:
2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0500k1M1.5M2MGemini 1.5 Pro (Sep): 2M2MGGemini 1.5 Pro (Sep)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 1M1MGGemini 3.5 FlashClaude Fable 5 (with fallback): 1M1MAClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GLM-5.2 (max): 1M1M?GLM-5.2 (max)DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 1M1MDDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Grok 4.3 (high): 1M1MxGrok 4.3 (high)MiniMax-M3: 1M1M?MiniMax-M3Claude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning): 1M1MAClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-rea…Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning): 1M1MxGrok 4.3 (Non-reasoning)GPT-4.1 mini: 1M1MAIGPT-4.1 mini

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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Retrieval date:
2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

00.51Gemini 3.5 Flash: 0.10.1GGemini 3.5 FlashGPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning): 00AIGPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)Qwen3.6 27B: 00QQwen3.6 27BNova 2.0 Pro Preview: 00?Nova 2.0 Pro PreviewGLM-5.2 (max): 00?GLM-5.2 (max)Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning): 00xGrok 4.3 (Non-reasoning)Kimi K2.6: 00KKimi K2.6Nemotron 3 Ultra: 00NNemotron 3 UltraQwen3 Coder Next: 00QQwen3 Coder NextMiniMax-M3: 00?MiniMax-M3

Cost per Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): $2.75$2.75AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): $0.86$0.86AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Gemini 3.5 Flash: $0.59$0.59GGemini 3.5 FlashGLM-5.2 (max): $0.37$0.37?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: $0.35$0.35KKimi K2.6Nemotron 3 Ultra: $0.24$0.24NNemotron 3 UltraGrok 4.3 (high): $0.14$0.14xGrok 4.3 (high)MiniMax-M3: $0.12$0.12?MiniMax-M3gpt-oss-120b (high): $0.06$0.06AIgpt-oss-120b (high)DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): $0.04$0.04DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)

Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Cost (USD) to run all evaluations in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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Retrieval date:
2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

050100150Gemini 3.5 Flash: 114114GGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.6 27B: 8888QQwen3.6 27BGPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning): 6666AIGPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 5353?Nova 2.0 Pro PreviewQwen3 Coder Next: 3939QQwen3 Coder NextNemotron 3 Ultra: 3434NNemotron 3 UltraGLM-5.2 (max): 3333?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: 2525KKimi K2.6Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning): 2222xGrok 4.3 (Non-reasoning)Mistral Medium 3.1: 1717MiMistral Medium 3.1

Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output

Price (USD per M Tokens) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0250k500k750k1MClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning): 1212AClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-rea…Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 1111?Nova 2.0 Pro PreviewGemini 3.5 Flash: 1111GGemini 3.5 FlashGLM-5.2 (max): 6.16.1?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: 5.15.1KKimi K2.6Qwen3.6 27B: 4.24.2QQwen3.6 27BGrok 4.3 (high): 44xGrok 4.3 (high)Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning): 44xGrok 4.3 (Non-reasoning)DeepSeek V3 0324: 3.63.6DDeepSeek V3 0324Nemotron 3 Ultra: 3.63.6NNemotron 3 Ultracache Hitinputoutput

Methodology

Methodology & Provenance

This page is rendered from the normalized profile and page JSON for Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep).

Benchmark values are preserved as normalized; only layout, disclosure ordering, and typography are adjusted for readability.

Frequently Asked Questions

Model FAQs & Technical Disclosures

Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) was released on September 24, 2024.