# Gemini 2.5 Flash · thinking budget 0

A separate run with thinking_budget 0. The original article still reports some thinking tokens; this is not relabelled as absolutely no thinking. Model labels follow the source and are not independently authenticated. The date is the article or Gist publication date. The SVG is copied verbatim from the version-pinned original response, not redrawn or optimized.

- Recorded date: 2025-04-17
- Date precision: Day
- Date basis: source-publication
- Model (source label): gemini-2.5-flash-preview-04-17
- Model attribution: Source-reported, not independently authenticated
- Creator / publisher: Simon Willison
- Format: Static SVG
- Prompt category: Source-documented test
- Original prompt: Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
- Last updated: 2026-10-01
- caseRole: case
- caseNumber: 81
- timelineVisible: False
- datePrecision: day
- dateBasis: source-publication
- representativeOf: simon-gemini-flash-default-2025-04-17
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- Original source: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/17/start-building-with-gemini-25-flash/
- Archive record: https://pelicanmap.aveniqa.com/en/specimens/simon-gemini-flash-budget-zero-2025-04-17/
- Rights: Works belong to their original creators. Archiving does not change their licenses.
- Media: https://pelicanmap.aveniqa.com/media/collected/2026-10-01-history-static/simon-gemini-flash-budget-zero-2025-04-17.svg
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