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Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Chat model by Google.

Google language model featuring a extended context window. Engineered for dialogue, instruction following, and versatile text generation.

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Models / Gemini 1.5 Flash 8BID: vertex_ai/google/gemini-1.5-flash-8b

Maker

Google

Served On: Google Vertex AI

Specifications

Context window, ranked against other chat models

Proportional scale: 0 to 1.05M tokens. Not ranked, no published context window: qwen-plus-2025-09-11, voxtral-small-24b-2507, qwen3.6-plus-2026-04-02.

Context window

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Max output

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Modality

chat

Vision
Function calling
System prompt

Pricing

Rates are read live

Pricing for gemini-1.5-flash-8b is fetched from the live catalogue on load, so it is never served from a cache that could outlive a repricing.

Availability

Not enough data yet

We have not collected enough health probes for this model to publish an uptime or latency figure. A percentage from a handful of samples is fabricated precision, so none is shown until the sample count supports one.

How Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is billed

Billed at the provider's list price, with no per-token markup.

Exact list price
Tokens settle at the published rate of the model that served your call.
Cache discounts passed through
Provider prompt-caching discounts reach your balance with no added fee.
Cost on every response
Each response carries the x-nr-request-cost header, so you can reconcile spend per request.

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gemini-3.1-progoogle/gemma-4-31B-itgoogle/gemma-4-26B-A4B-itgemini-3.1-flash-lite

Start building with gemini-1.5-flash-8b

One API key, three steps. Choose your tool to begin.

  1. Get a key

    Create API key

  2. Set your API key

    export NROUTER_API_KEY="<YOUR_API_KEY>"

  3. Configure Claude Code

    Choose a tool, then copy its setup from the panel.

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Claude Code · vertex_ai/google/gemini-1.5-flash-8b
# Point Claude Code to nRouter gateway
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.nrouter.ai"
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="$NROUTER_API_KEY"

# Launch with vertex_ai/google/gemini-1.5-flash-8b
claude --model vertex_ai/google/gemini-1.5-flash-8b

FAQs

What is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B?

Google language model featuring a extended context window. Engineered for dialogue, instruction following, and versatile text generation.

How much does Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B cost?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is billed at the provider's list price on nRouter with no per-token markup — tokens settle at the exact upstream rate. Input and output rates are read live, so see the pricing section above for the current figures.

Does Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B support tool calling and structured outputs?

Yes. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports tool calling (function calling), so it can invoke external tools and APIs during a conversation.

What inputs and outputs does Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B support?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B takes text and images as input and returns text as output.

How do I use Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B via nRouter?

Use any OpenAI-compatible client: point it at https://api.nrouter.ai/v1 with your nRouter API key and set the model to "vertex_ai/google/gemini-1.5-flash-8b". The quick-start panel above has a copy-paste curl command for this model.

When was Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B released?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on September 30, 2026.

Where is the Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B documentation?

Start at nrouter.ai/docs. The quick-start guide (nrouter.ai/docs/getting-started/quick-start) covers API keys and your first request, and the API reference (nrouter.ai/docs/api-reference) lists every parameter.

What other text models does Google have?

Other Google text models on nRouter include Gemini 3.1 Pro (nrouter.ai/models/gemini-3.1-pro), Gemma 4 31B Instruct (nrouter.ai/models/google-gemma-4-31b-it), Gemma 4 26B A4B Instruct (nrouter.ai/models/google-gemma-4-26b-a4b-it), Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (nrouter.ai/models/gemini-3.1-flash-lite).