Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B is optimized for speed and efficiency, offering enhanced performance in small prompt tasks like chat, transcription, and translation. With reduced latency, it is highly effective for real-time and large-scale operations. This model focuses on cost-effective solutions while maintaining high-quality results.
Uptime stats for Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B across all providers
Sample code and API for Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B
OpenRouter normalizes requests and responses across providers for you.
To get started, you can use Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B via API like this:
fetch("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",{ method:"POST", headers:{"Authorization":`Bearer ${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}`,"HTTP-Referer":`${YOUR_SITE_URL}`,// Optional, for including your app on openrouter.ai rankings."X-Title":`${YOUR_SITE_NAME}`,// Optional. Shows in rankings on openrouter.ai."Content-Type":"application/json"}, body:JSON.stringify({"model":"google/gemini-flash-1.5-8b","messages":[{"role":"user","content":[{"type":"text","text":"What's in this image?"},{"type":"image_url","image_url":{"url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Gfp-wisconsin-madison-the-nature-boardwalk.jpg/2560px-Gfp-wisconsin-madison-the-nature-boardwalk.jpg"}}]}]})});
You can also use OpenRouter with OpenAI's client API:
import OpenAI from"openai"const openai =newOpenAI({ baseURL:"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1", apiKey: $OPENROUTER_API_KEY, defaultHeaders:{"HTTP-Referer": $YOUR_SITE_URL,// Optional, for including your app on openrouter.ai rankings."X-Title": $YOUR_SITE_NAME,// Optional. Shows in rankings on openrouter.ai.}})asyncfunctionmain(){const completion =await openai.chat.completions.create({ model:"google/gemini-flash-1.5-8b", messages:[{"role":"user","content":[{"type":"text","text":"What's in this image?"},{"type":"image_url","image_url":{"url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Gfp-wisconsin-madison-the-nature-boardwalk.jpg/2560px-Gfp-wisconsin-madison-the-nature-boardwalk.jpg"}}]}]})console.log(completion.choices[0].message)}main()
See the Request docs for all possible parameters, and Parameters for recommended values.