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Google vs RouterPlus: Token Pricing, Speed & Intelligence

Full comparison of Google and RouterPlus — live token pricing, latency, throughput, context window, strengths, weaknesses, and best use cases. Rates sourced from public APIs — verify before use.

Google

Gemini 3.8 Flash — plus Veo 3.1 video, Lyria 3.5 music, and Gemini Omni

Google DeepMind's Gemini 3.x family spans Gemini 3.8 Flash (latest, promotional pricing until Dec 31 2026), Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview. The platform has expanded far beyond text: Veo 3.1 for video generation, Lyria 3.5 for music generation, Gemini Omni for video generation, and Gemini Embedding 2 for multimodal embeddings. Gemma 4 open-weight models are free via the API. Check the live table for current per-token rates.

VisionLong-contextCodingMultimodalVideo generationMusic generationCost-efficiency
Proprietary modelsHosts open weights

RouterPlus

API router / marketplace — 117 text models with per-route pricing

RouterPlus is an API router and marketplace offering access to 117+ text models. Prices shown are the published base catalog rates — actual price depends on the selected route and context, and is not a guaranteed bill. RouterPlus provides per-route pricing transparency with 27 models having numerically different route prices.

Multi-model accessRoute-level cost transparencyModel comparisonPrototyping
Open-weight hostHosts open weights

Key metric comparison

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Live token pricing

Strengths and weaknesses

Google

Gemini 3.8 Flash: promotional pricing until Dec 31 2026 — check live table for current rates
Wide multimodal API: text, image, audio, video generation, music, speech, transcription
Veo 3.1 video generation (720p/1080p/4K)
Gemma 4 open-weight models free via API
Free tier via Google AI Studio for prototyping
Google Search grounding: 5,000 free requests/month on Gemini 3.x
Promotional pricing expires Jan 1 2027 — prices double
Complex tiered pricing based on context length (≤200K vs >200K)
API reliability has historically lagged OpenAI

RouterPlus

Wide catalog: 117 text models including Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, Kimi, GLM, Qwen, Mistral, and more
Per-route pricing transparency — see actual route prices, not just a blended rate
OpenAI-compatible API at api.routerplus.com/v1
Includes open-weight models (Llama, Gemma, Qwen, Nemotron)
Catalog rate is not a guaranteed bill — actual price depends on selected route and context
API router/marketplace — not a direct compute provider
27 models have numerically different route prices; check route details before production use

Key differentiators

Google

A wide multimodal AI API — text, image, video (Veo 3.1), music (Lyria 3.5), speech, transcription, and robotics under one key, with Gemini 3.8 Flash at promotional pricing until end of 2026.

RouterPlus

An API router with 117 text models and per-route pricing transparency — the catalog rate is a published base rate, not a guaranteed bill; actual price depends on selected route and context.

Frequently asked questions

Google FAQs

What are the latest Google Gemini models?

As of September 2026, the Gemini 3.x family includes Gemini 3.8 Flash (newest, promotional pricing until December 31, 2026), Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview. Check ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing for current rates.

What is Gemini 3.8 Flash pricing?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is on promotional pricing until December 31, 2026, with standard rates applying from January 1, 2027. Batch pricing is 50% off. Check ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing for current rates.

Does Google offer video generation via API?

Yes. Veo 3.1 generates video at 720p, 1080p, and 4K resolutions. Gemini Omni Flash is also available for video generation. Check ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing for current rates.

RouterPlus FAQs

Are RouterPlus prices guaranteed?

No. RouterPlus prices shown are published base catalog rates. Actual price depends on the selected route and context. 27 models have numerically different route prices. Check route details before production use.

What models does RouterPlus offer?

RouterPlus offers 117 text models including Claude 5 (Fable 5.1, Opus 5-5, Sonnet 5-5, Haiku 5-5), GPT-6 Astra, Gemini 3.x, Grok 4.x, Kimi K3, GLM-5.3, Qwen 3.8 Max, DeepSeek V4 Pro, Mistral Large 4, and many more. See the model table for current rates.

What is the RouterPlus API base URL?

The RouterPlus API base is https://api.routerplus.com/v1 with OpenAI-compatible endpoints. See https://app.routerplus.com/docs/models for full documentation.

Provider resources

Google

Provider page
Website
PricingDocs

RouterPlus

Provider page
Website
PricingDocs

Google — Gemini 3.8 Flash — plus Veo 3.1 video, Lyria 3.5 music, and Gemini Omni

Google DeepMind's Gemini 3.x family spans Gemini 3.8 Flash (latest, promotional pricing until Dec 31 2026), Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview. The platform has expanded far beyond text: Veo 3.1 for video generation, Lyria 3.5 for music generation, Gemini Omni for video generation, and Gemini Embedding 2 for multimodal embeddings. Gemma 4 open-weight models are free via the API. Check the live table for current per-token rates.

A wide multimodal AI API — text, image, video (Veo 3.1), music (Lyria 3.5), speech, transcription, and robotics under one key, with Gemini 3.8 Flash at promotional pricing until end of 2026.

RouterPlus — API router / marketplace — 117 text models with per-route pricing

RouterPlus is an API router and marketplace offering access to 117+ text models. Prices shown are the published base catalog rates — actual price depends on the selected route and context, and is not a guaranteed bill. RouterPlus provides per-route pricing transparency with 27 models having numerically different route prices.

An API router with 117 text models and per-route pricing transparency — the catalog rate is a published base rate, not a guaranteed bill; actual price depends on selected route and context.

Key strengths compared

Google

  • Gemini 3.8 Flash: promotional pricing until Dec 31 2026 — check live table for current rates
  • Wide multimodal API: text, image, audio, video generation, music, speech, transcription
  • Veo 3.1 video generation (720p/1080p/4K)
  • Promotional pricing expires Jan 1 2027 — prices double
  • Complex tiered pricing based on context length (≤200K vs >200K)

RouterPlus

  • Wide catalog: 117 text models including Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, Kimi, GLM, Qwen, Mistral, and more
  • Per-route pricing transparency — see actual route prices, not just a blended rate
  • OpenAI-compatible API at api.routerplus.com/v1
  • Catalog rate is not a guaranteed bill — actual price depends on selected route and context
  • API router/marketplace — not a direct compute provider

Key weaknesses compared

Google

  • Promotional pricing expires Jan 1 2027 — prices double
  • Complex tiered pricing based on context length (≤200K vs >200K)
  • API reliability has historically lagged OpenAI

RouterPlus

  • Catalog rate is not a guaranteed bill — actual price depends on selected route and context
  • API router/marketplace — not a direct compute provider
  • 27 models have numerically different route prices; check route details before production use

Provider category context

Google is a frontier lab, founded in 1998. RouterPlus is a inference api. Google as a frontier lab trains and serves its own proprietary models. RouterPlus as an inference API provider hosts open-weight models — typically offering lower prices for equivalent capability tiers but without access to proprietary frontier models.

How to choose between them

Choose Google if you need gemini 3.8 flash: promotional pricing until dec 31 2026 — check live table for current rates. Choose RouterPlus if you need wide catalog: 117 text models including claude, gpt, gemini, grok, kimi, glm, qwen, mistral, and more. For high-volume production workloads, run a cost comparison using the token pricing table above with your actual prompt/completion token ratio — the cheapest provider depends heavily on your input-to-output token ratio.