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Kontinent AI vs the Gemini API

Kontinent AI serves 2 Google models through one API key, at 5x less than Google's official price per token. The model ids, the request format and the SDKs stay the same: you change the base URL and the key.

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  • No subscription
  • Pay only for requests that get an answer
  • Your balance does not expire
  • Sign in with Google or email

Every Google model, at both prices

  • gemini-3.1-pro-preview Google · 1M context
    5x less
    Input /1M
    Official price $2.00 , Kontinent AI $0.40
    Output /1M
    Official price $12.00 , Kontinent AI $2.40
    Cached /1M
    Official price $0.20 , Kontinent AI $0.04
    chat
  • gemini-3.5-flash Google · 1M context
    5x less
    Input /1M
    Official price $1.50 , Kontinent AI $0.30
    Output /1M
    Official price $9.00 , Kontinent AI $1.80
    Cached /1M
    Official price $0.15 , Kontinent AI $0.03
    chat

USD per million tokens. The struck-through figure is Google's official price, on its price page. The figure beside it is ours.

What jobs cost with Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

Job Gemini API Kontinent AI
1,000 support-bot replies $9.00 $1.80
One coding-agent session $0.64 $0.13
1,000 document summaries $11.60 $2.32

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview for $0.13 a session, not $0.64

Keep the model ids, the request format and your SDK. Change the base URL and the key.

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  • No subscription
  • Pay only for requests that get an answer
  • Your balance does not expire
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What stays the same

  • The model ids, such as gemini-3.1-pro-preview.
  • The request format, so the official SDKs keep working.
  • Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode, with a base URL change.
  • Streaming, tool calling and prompt caching, where the model has them.

What changes

  • The price: a fixed fraction of Google's official price, for every kind of token.
  • A prepaid balance in US dollars, with no subscription.
  • Every response shows what it cost and what you saved.
  • One key for Claude, GPT, Gemini and open models.

When to go direct to Google

  • You need a contract, a data processing agreement or an enterprise commitment with Google itself.
  • You need a feature we do not offer yet. See what is not supported yet.
  • You need Google's own data retention terms for your prompts.

For everything else, you get the same model at a fraction of the price.

Questions

Is Kontinent AI cheaper than the Gemini API?

Per token, yes. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview costs $0.40 input and $2.40 output per million tokens on Kontinent AI, against $2.00 and $12.00 at Google's official price.

Do I need to change my code?

Only the base URL and the key. The model ids and the request format stay the same, so the official SDKs and tools like Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode keep working.

How do I pay?

From a prepaid balance in US dollars, with no subscription. Every response shows what it cost and what you saved against Google's official price.

How can I check the prices?

GET https://api.kontinentai.com/v1/models lists every model with Google's official price and ours. It needs no API key.

Pay a fraction of the official price

One API key for Claude, GPT, Gemini and open models. A prepaid balance, no subscription.

Try Gemini 3.5 Flash now Get an API key
  • No subscription
  • Pay only for requests that get an answer
  • Your balance does not expire
  • Sign in with Google or email

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