imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 vs router-performance-view
Lower price
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001
Faster
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001
Higher efficiency
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001
Input price
$0.00
$0.85
Output price
$0.00
$3.40
Context window
1K
131K
Throughput
155 tok/s
122 tok/s
Availability
98.3%
99.1%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.003
Efficiency score
88
88
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
IMAGEN-4.0-FAS
ROUTER-PERFORM
Chat assistant
$0.00
$663.00
RAG / long context
$0.00
$1,326
Agent / tool use
$0.00
$1,836
Efficiency score: imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001
Across price, speed and reliability, imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 or router-performance-view cheaper?+
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 has the lower input price — $0.00 vs $0.85 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 or router-performance-view?+
Across price, speed and reliability, imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.