Google AI Pricing Update: New 4k Tier

Google AI Pricing updated with a new $0.30 (4k) tier, in addition to existing $0.10 (720p) and $0.12 (1080p) tiers. The update also reflects a change in the last updated timestamp from 2026-04-02 UTC to 2026-04-06 UTC.

Apr 6, 2026

At a glance

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Affected

Google AI · gemini-api

Pricing Change

Cost impact

Medium · 2/5

Estimated from pricing and window changes

Migration pressure

Low · 0/5

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Impact summary

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Cost

Medium

Score 2/540%

Quality

Low

Score 0/50%

Migration

Low

Score 0/50%

Reliability

Low

Score 0/50%

Compliance

Low

Score 0/50%

The addition of the 4k tier may impact cost for users who require higher resolution processing.

Changes

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Before

Last updated 2026-04-02 UTC.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2026-04-02 UTC."],[],[]]

After

$0.10 (720p)
$0.12 (1080p)
$0.30 (4k)
Last updated 2026-04-06 UTC.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2026-04-06 UTC."],[],[]]

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pricing

Google AI Pricing

$0.10 (720p)

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