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Gemini 2.0 Pro

Google · moe · 600B parameters · 2,000,000 context

Quality
88.0

Parameters

600B

Context Window

1953K tokens

Architecture

MoE

Best GPU

B200 NVL (pair)

Cheapest API

$4.00/M

Quality Score

88/100

Intelligence Brief

Gemini 2.0 Pro is a 600B parameter Mixture-of-Experts (16 experts, 2 active) model from Google, featuring Grouped Query Attention (GQA) with 96 layers and 12,288 hidden dimensions. With a 2,000,000 token context window, it supports tools, vision, structured output, code, math, multilingual, reasoning. On standardized benchmarks, it achieves MMLU 87, HumanEval 68, GSM8K 93. The most cost-effective API deployment is via google at $4.00/M output tokens. For self-hosted inference, B200 NVL (pair) delivers optimal throughput at $39858/month.

Provider pricing

1 provider · canonical: google
Provider Input $/M Output $/M Notes
googlecanonical$1.00$4.00cheapest input · cheapest output

Prices update via the nightly pricing cron + admin approvals at /admin/ingest-queue. The leaderboard's Input/Output cells show the canonical rate above; this table shows the full spread.

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Architecture Details

TypeMOE
Total Parameters600B
Active Parameters150B
Layers96
Hidden Dimension12,288
Attention Heads96
KV Heads16
Head Dimension128
Vocab Size256,000
Total Experts16
Active Experts2

Memory Requirements

BF16 Weights

1200.0 GB

FP8 Weights

600.0 GB

INT4 Weights

300.0 GB

KV-Cache per Token2359296 bytes
Activation Estimate10.00 GB

Fits on (single GPU) — most practical first

GPU Compatibility Matrix

Gemini 2.0 Pro is compatible with 1% of GPU configurations across 41 GPUs at 3 precision levels.

BF16 (Full)
FP8 (Half)
INT4 (Quarter)
Blackwell(7 GPUs)
B200 NVL (pair)360GB
B300288GB
B100 SXM192GB
GB200 NVL72 (per GPU)192GB
Hopper(7 GPUs)
H100 NVL 94GB (per GPU pair)188GB
H200 SXM141GB
H2096GB
GH20096GB
Ada Lovelace(11 GPUs)
L40S48GB
L4048GB
RTX 6000 Ada48GB
L2048GB
Ampere(16 GPUs)
A100 80GB SXM80GB
A100 80GB PCIe80GB
A1664GB
RTX A600048GB
Legend:No fitVery tightTightModerateGoodExcellent

GPU Recommendations

B200 NVL (pair)good

BF16 · 4 GPUs · tensorrt-llm

68/100

score

Throughput

140.0 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

7.1ms

Est. TTFT

1ms

Cost/Month

$39858

Cost/M Tokens

$108.33

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Instinct MI325Xgood

BF16 · 8 GPUs · vllm

65/100

score

Throughput

140.0 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

7.1ms

Est. TTFT

1ms

Cost/Month

$18904

Cost/M Tokens

$51.38

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B200 SXMgood

BF16 · 8 GPUs · tensorrt-llm

63/100

score

Throughput

140.0 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

7.1ms

Est. TTFT

1ms

Cost/Month

$34088

Cost/M Tokens

$92.65

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Deployment Options

API

API Deployment

google

$4.00/M

output tokens

Self-Hosted

Single GPU

Requires multi-GPU setup (600 GB VRAM needed)

Scale

Multi-GPU

B200 NVL (pair) x4

140.0 tok/s

TP· $39858/mo

API Pricing Comparison

ProviderInput $/MOutput $/MBadges
google$1.00$4.00
Cheapest

Cost Analysis

ProviderInput $/MOutput $/M~Monthly Cost
googleBest Value$1.00$4.00$25

Cost per 1,000 Requests

Short (500 tok)

$1.30

via google

Medium (2K tok)

$5.20

via google

Long (8K tok)

$16.00

via google

Performance Estimates

Throughput by GPU

B200 NVL (pair)
140.0 tok/s
Instinct MI325X
140.0 tok/s
B200 SXM
140.0 tok/s

VRAM Breakdown (B200 NVL (pair), BF16)

Weights
Act
Weights 300.0 GBKV-Cache 12.9 GBActivations 80.0 GBOverhead 15.0 GB

Quality Benchmarks

Top 10%
95th percentile across all models
MMLU
87.0
Above Average (79th pctile)
HumanEval
68.0
Above Average (78th pctile)
GSM8K
93.0
Above Average (77th pctile)
MT-Bench
88.0
Bottom 25% (0th pctile)

Capabilities

Features

Tool Use Vision Code Math Reasoning Multilingual Structured Output

Supported Frameworks

Supported Precisions

BF16 (default)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much VRAM does Gemini 2.0 Pro need for inference?

Gemini 2.0 Pro requires approximately 1200.0 GB of VRAM at BF16 precision, 600.0 GB at FP8, or 300.0 GB at INT4 quantization. Additional VRAM is needed for KV-cache (2359296 bytes per token) and activations (~10.00 GB).

What is the best GPU for Gemini 2.0 Pro?

The top recommended GPU for Gemini 2.0 Pro is the B200 NVL (pair) (x4) using BF16 precision. It achieves approximately 140.0 tokens/sec at an estimated cost of $39858/month ($108.33/M tokens). Score: 68/100.

How much does Gemini 2.0 Pro inference cost?

Gemini 2.0 Pro API inference starts from $1.00/M input tokens and $4.00/M output tokens. Self-hosted inference costs depend on your GPU configuration — use our ROI calculator for a detailed breakdown.