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Gemini 3.6 Flash (Google AI Studio)
google·google/gemini-3.6-flash-3·GA·Closed·gemini-flash series·NEW
Fast Gemini model balancing multimodal reasoning, tool use, and cost
At a glance
Reference price$0.75 / $3.75 per 1M
Cache read $0.075 · LLM Gateway
Lowest paid$0.75 / $3.75
LLM Gateway Gateway
Context1,048,576
Output limit65,536
Capabilities
✓ Reasoning✓ Tool use✓ Structured output✓ Temperature✓ Attachments
Modalities
TextImageVideoAudioPDF
Knowledge cutoff2026-03
Released / updated2026-07-21 / 2026-07-21
Quality & performance
Artificial Analysis doesn't cover this model (267 of 2059 have data). Quality data comes from independent evals covering widely used models.
Available at 1 providers1 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLM Gateway google-ai-studio/gemini-3.6-flash | Gateway | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.075 | $0.083 | 1,048,576 | 65,536 |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1LLM Gateway$256.50
The cheapest paid channel is the only channel.
Benchmark
No upstream benchmark data for this model. For quality, see the Artificial Analysis intelligence score above.
Reasoning control
effort = minimaleffort = loweffort = mediumeffort = high
Related models
Gemini 3.7 Flashsame series$0.75 / $3.75Gemini 3.7 Flash (Google Vertex AI)same series$0.75 / $3.75Gemini 3.7 Flash (Google AI Studio)same series$0.75 / $3.75DeepSeek V4 Procheaper alternative$0.435 / $0.87DeepSeek V4 Flashcheaper alternative$0.14 / $0.28DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731cheaper alternative$0.479 / $1.44MiniMax-M3cheaper alternative$0.30 / $1.20
Price historyone sample accumulated per data sync
Input list $0.75Output list $3.75Min blended $1.50
Price history accumulates from each data sync; currently only 1 sample(s) (2026-08-21). Each future sync adds a point, and once accumulated a line is drawn here.