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gemini-1.5-flash-8b
Google's gemini-1.5-flash-8b - compact and efficient with budget-friendly pricing. Google's advanced AI research.
Capability Radar
About gemini-1.5-flash-8b
"Cutting-edge multimodal capabilities"
gemini-1.5-flash-8b is Google's budget-friendly model featuring focused context window (1M). Cutting-edge multimodal capabilities, this model delivers industry-leading context windows.
⚡ Key Strengths
- Cutting-edge multimodal capabilities
- Best price-to-performance ratio
- Optimized for low-latency responses
- OpenAI SDK compatible
- Production-ready reliability
🎯 Best Use Cases
- Real-time chatbots and customer support
- High-volume content moderation
- Quick classification and tagging
- Full codebase analysis and refactoring
- Multi-document research and synthesis
- Long-form content generation
Technical Specifications
Quick Start Guide
import OpenAI from "openai";
const openai = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://api.okrouter.com/v1",
apiKey: "<YOUR_OKROUTER_KEY>",
});
async function main() {
const completion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
model: "gemini-1.5-flash-8b",
messages: [
{ role: "user", content: "Hello! What can you do?" }
],
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message);
}
main();Getting started with gemini-1.5-flash-8b is easy. Since OkRouter is fully compatible with the OpenAI SDK, you can use existing libraries to access this model immediately. gemini-1.5-flash-8b is fully compatible with the OpenAI Chat Completions API. distinctive features include Expanded context window and Text support.
Interactive Playground
Parameters Setup
Controls randomness: Lowering results in less random completions.
Return data chunks as they arrive
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://api.okrouter.com/v1",
apiKey: process.env.OKROUTER_API_KEY,
});
const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "gemini-1.5-flash-8b",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello world!" }],
temperature: 0.7,
stream: true,
});Frequently Asked Questions
?How much does gemini-1.5-flash-8b cost?
gemini-1.5-flash-8b costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens via OkRouter. This is 20% cheaper than OpenRouter with the same great performance.
?Is gemini-1.5-flash-8b compatible with OpenAI SDK?
Yes! gemini-1.5-flash-8b works seamlessly with all OpenAI SDKs (Python, JavaScript, Go, etc.). Simply change your base_url to api.okrouter.com and use your OkRouter API key. No code changes needed.
?What can I do with gemini-1.5-flash-8b's large context window?
With 1M context, you can process entire codebases, analyze multiple documents simultaneously, generate long-form content, and build sophisticated RAG applications without chunking.