Gemini 3.6 Flash
Last verified August 24, 2026 · Google pricing ↗$0.750/1M input · $3.75/1M output · 1.0M context · Google
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Pricing Details
GoogleLaunched July 21, 2026 at a flat $1.50/$7.50 with no stated expiry. On August 13, 2026, the day Gemini 3.7 Flash launched, Google cut this card 50% to $0.75/$3.75 and attached a December 31, 2026 expiry; Wayback captures 38 hours apart (Aug 12 vs Aug 13) confirm the change, and no changelog entry records it. From Jan 1, 2027 it reverts to $1.50/$7.50, its original launch price. Now priced identically to Gemini 3.7 Flash on every line, so there is no cost reason to stay on 3.6. Cached input: $0.075/1M (then $0.15). Cache storage: $0.50/1M/hr (then $1.00). Batch: $0.375/$1.875 (then $0.75/$3.75). No context-length tiers. Output price includes thinking tokens. Reasoning model. Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index 52. Beats 3.5 Flash on DeepSWE (49 vs 37), MLE-Bench (63.9 vs 49.7), OSWorld-Verified (83.0 vs 78.4), GDPval-AA v2 (1421 vs 1349). Beats its own successor on CharXiv (85.2 vs 84.5 no tools, 89.4 vs 88.7 with tools). Vertex AI retires it November 19, 2026, even though the Gemini API now routes deprecated 3.5 Flash traffic to it. Estimated tokens (different tokenizer).
Input / 1M tokens
$0.75
Output / 1M tokens
$3.75
Context Window
1.0M
Max Output
66K
Introductory pricing
Scheduled price change
Gemini 3.6 Flash bills at $0.75 input / $3.75 output per 1M tokens through December 31, 2026. From January 1, 2027 the rate becomes $1.50 input / $7.50 output per 1M tokens, a 100% increase. Every figure on this page uses the rate in effect today.
Google’s published pricing ↗Price History
| Date | Input /1M | Output /1M | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $1.50 → $0.750 | $7.50 → $3.75 | ↓ -50% |
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Common questions about Gemini 3.6 Flash pricing and usage
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