OpenRouter model

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is a lightweight reasoning model in the Gemini 2.5 family, optimized for ultra-low latency and cost efficiency. It offers improved throughput, faster token generation, and better performance...

Provider
OpenRouter
Availability
Available
Model ID
google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Snapshot
2026-10-07
Evaluation Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is an ultra-fast, ultra-economical model (240 TPS, $0.0375/M input) ideal for high-volume linting, commit generation, and status monitoring in Swarm.

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Benchmarks & Agentic Accuracy

Verified primary research & developer preference metrics

Primary Sources Verified
SWE-bench Verified
42.5%
StandardGoogle DeepMind Report ↗
LiveCodeBench
31%
StandardLiveCodeBench ↗
LMSYS Coding Elo
1260Elo
Coding ArenaLMSYS Arena ↗
AIME 2024 / 2025
46%
StandardGoogle DeepMind Report ↗
Pricing ($ / 1M tokens)
$0.0375/ $0.15
$0.01 cached readStandard API Pricing

What This Means in Real Software Development

  • Ultra-fast 240 TPS throughput for instant responses.
  • Priced at just $0.0375/M input and $0.15/M output.
  • Scores 42.5% on SWE-bench Verified, capable of straightforward code repairs.
  • Optimal for continuous background log analysis and session summarization.

Swarm Multi-Agent Topology

Tier 3: Extreme-Throughput Utility EngineRole: Finder Subagent

Best Paired With: Claude 3.7 Sonnet as Lead Planner

Near-zero cost and lightning throughput make it ideal for mass file searches and continuous monitoring.

Git Worktree Isolation Advantage:

Scans repository directories in read-only worktree sessions.

What Developers & Practitioners Are Saying

Real-world field observations, production strengths, and developer consensus

Field Consensus

"Google's lowest-cost inference endpoint, optimized for classification, routing, and filtering."

Verified Real-World Strengths

  • Rock-bottom pricing ($0.0375/M input)
  • Rapid classification and router agent execution
  • Minimal latency

Production Caveats & Gaps

  • Not suitable for writing production code diffs
Benchmark Reality Check

What the benchmark tests: Measures micro-task classification and fast JSON parsing.

Production caveat: Use strictly for subagent routing and intent classification.

Primary Sources & Methodology Citations

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite model overview

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is listed in the public Swarm catalog through OpenRouter. This page summarizes the verified catalog fields used by Swarm without claiming real-time access for every provider account.

Provider
OpenRouter
Family
OpenRouter
Context window
1.05M tokens
Thinking support
off
Availability status
Available
Catalog ID
openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
  • Audio input
  • File input
  • Image input
  • Text input
  • Video input
  • Text output
  • Reasoning
  • Tools
  • Structured output
  • JSON

Run Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite in Swarm

Verified CLI workflow & multi-agent architecture

Quickstart Guide →
bash — swarm run
$swarm ctl model set --provider openrouter --model openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite

# Or switch interactively inside the terminal TUI:

>/models

Subagent Role Matrix

Assign Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite to specialized system roles in ~/.swarm/config.json:

  • Primary / Planner: Orchestrates full task DAGs and multi-stage pipelines.
  • Coder Subagent: Generates code and unit tests inside private Git worktrees.
  • Finder Subagent: Performs read-only code search, symbol discovery, and mapping.
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