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>>meetpa+(OP)
Gemini 2.5 pro is great, but also VERY expensive with non opaque cost insights

Just recently a lot of people (me included) got hit with a surprise bill, with some racking up $500 in cost for normal use

I certainly got burnt and removed my API key from my tools to not accidentally use it again

Example: https://x.com/pashmerepat/status/1918084120514900395?s=46

>>artdig+mf1
From the linked tweet the author seems to be using Gemini through another layer called OpenRouter - it seems quite possible that the issue around lack of clarity of billing/caching could be from that extra layer of indirection.