Buy Gemini API access, paid in rial
Google does not offer Gemini in Iran, and creating a key in Google AI Studio from Iran is not possible. With Hormouz you reach Gemini models from inside Iran and pay with a local bank card. Gemini's strengths are two: the models read everything (text, images, audio, video and PDF) and they have a very long context.
What can you send to Gemini?
The inputs each model accepts, from the live Hormouz catalogue.
| Model | Text | Image | Audio | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gemma 4 31B | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
What does a 1M-token context hold?
Rough estimates; the real figure depends on language and format. Persian text uses more tokens than English.
| Content | Roughly in one request |
|---|---|
| English text | About 750,000 words (several books) |
| Code | A whole mid-size codebase |
| Hundreds of document pages | |
| Audio | Several hours of recording |
| Video | About an hour |
Flash, Flash Lite or Pro?
The most capable Flash: coding, agents and multi-step reasoning at a Flash price. The default pick.
- Price
- $0.75/M · $3.75/M
- Context
- 1.05M
- Intelligence Index
- 40.9
- Thinking (reasoning)
- Always on
Light and cheap for short, high-volume tasks and sub-agents.
- Price
- $0.3/M · $2.5/M
- Context
- 1.05M
- Intelligence Index
- 22.2
- Thinking (reasoning)
- Always on
The Pro tier for heavier multimodal work and long documents.
- Price
- $2/M · $12/M
- Context
- 1.05M
- Intelligence Index
- 29.7
- Thinking (reasoning)
- Always on
The cheapest Gemini, with the same multimodal inputs.
- Price
- $0.25/M · $1.5/M
- Context
- 1.05M
- Thinking (reasoning)
- Can be switched on/off
The rest of the Google family on Hormouz
Google's image, video, voice and embedding models work with the same key.
High-quality image generation and editing.
- Price
- $0.1500 / run
Fast, affordable image editing.
- Price
- $0.0500 / run
Video from text and images.
- Price
- $0.1000 – $0.1500 / sec of output
Short videos with sound from text and images.
- Price
- $1.01 / render (flat, 1-10s)
Text embeddings for semantic search and RAG.
- Price
- $0.2/M
Text to speech.
- Price
- $1/M text tokens · $20/M audio tokens
Compatibility: what works and what doesn't
Works
- The official OpenAI SDK with a google/… model name
- OpenAI-compatible tools: Cursor, Cline, VS Code, JetBrains, Zcode, opencode, Neovim and n8n
- Sending images and PDFs in the OpenAI message format
Doesn't work
- Gemini CLI
- Google's own SDK (google-genai) and Google AI Studio keys
- SDKs and tools that only speak one company's own API (a non-OpenAI protocol)
Gemini generations on the Intelligence Index
FAQ
- How do I use Gemini from Iran?
- Create a Hormouz account, buy credit with a bank card and call the google/gemini-… models with your Hormouz key. No VPN needed.
- Can I replace my Google AI Studio key?
- Your Hormouz key takes its place, but it does not work with Google's own SDK; use an OpenAI-compatible SDK.
- Can I connect Gemini CLI?
- No. Gemini CLI only speaks Google's API. Hormouz is OpenAI-compatible.
- Which model for video and audio?
- Gemini Flash and Pro take audio and video directly. Try Flash for volume and Pro for heavier work.
- Does Nano Banana work with the same key?
- Yes, through the /v1/predictions endpoint with the same Hormouz key.
Prices updated: 2026-10-13