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What Gemini 3.6 Flash costs

Input
$0.75 /1M tokens
Output
$3.75 /1M tokens
Cached input
$0.075 /1M tokens
Released
July 21, 2026

Promo price through Dec 31, 2026; $1.50 in / $7.50 out from Jan 1, 2027.

Batch API: 50% off input and output.

1,000 chat messages1,500 tokens in, 500 out each$3.00
Summarize a 50-page PDF30,000 tokens in, 1,000 out$0.026
One coding-agent task60,000 tokens in, 4,000 out, no caching$0.06

Checked September 28, 2026. Official pricing · Status page

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How much does Gemini 3.6 Flash cost?

Through the Google API, Gemini 3.6 Flash costs $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.075. That works out to about $3.00 for 1,000 typical chat messages. Prices checked September 28, 2026. The Batch API halves both prices. Promo price through Dec 31, 2026; $1.50 in / $7.50 out from Jan 1, 2027.

Is Gemini 3.6 Flash dumber today?

The rating at the top of this page shows how people who used Gemini 3.6 Flash today rate it, from Lobotomized to Big brain, and the chart shows the last 30 days next to releases and official incidents. Ratings are opinions, not a benchmark. For outages, check the Google status page.

When was Gemini 3.6 Flash released?

Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash on July 21, 2026. See every release and incident on the news page.

What are cheaper alternatives to Gemini 3.6 Flash?

Gemini 3.6 Flash is the cheapest mid-tier model we track for a typical chat workload. Pricier options in the same class include DeepSeek V4 Pro and Claude Sonnet 5.

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