[__jl__]

The numbers in the blog post seem VERY inaccurate.

Quick calculation: Input pricing: Image input in 2.0 Flash is $0.0001935. Let's ignore the prompt. Output pricing: Let's assume 500 token per page, which is $0.0003

Cost per page: $0.0004935

That means 2,026 pages per dollar. Not 6,000!

Might still be cheaper than many solutions but I don't see where these numbers are coming from.

By the way, image input is much more expensive in Gemini 2.0 even for 2.0 Flash Lite.

Edit: The post says batch pricing, which would be 4k pages based on my calculation. Using batch pricing is pretty different though. Great if feasible but not practical in many contexts.

[serjester]

Correct, it's with batching Vertex pricing with slightly lower output tokens per page since a lot of pages are somewhat empty in real world docs - I wanted a fair comparison to providers that charge per page.

Regardless of what assumptions you use - it's still an order of magnitude + improvement over anything else.