Gemini API 2026 — Flash-Lite to Pro Speed & Cost Benchmarks
Real measurement data from May 2026. Compared Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (65 TPS), 2.5 Flash, 2.5 Pro, and 3.5 Flash under identical conditions.
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Gemini 2.5 Flash Thinking API: thinking_budget Experiments
I ran Gemini 2.5 Flash's thinking_budget at 0, 1024, and 8000 across simple tasks, math reasoning, and code review. Simple tasks got 5x slower with no gain. Math reasoning actually reduced output tokens.
Anthropic Files API — Analyze PDFs Without Re-uploading
Upload documents once with Anthropic Files API and reuse across requests. Python SDK batch code, prompt-caching cost tradeoffs, and file_id management.
Building Real-Time Voice Agents with Gemini 3.1 Flash Live
Analyzing Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Live for building real-time voice and vision agents. Covers API structure, tool calling, 90+ language support, and honest limitations from a developer's perspective.