Gemini 3.6 Flash
Google's current workhorse model, released July 2026 as the practical successor to 3.5 Flash rather than the long-delayed 3.5 Pro. It improves on coding, knowledge work and multimodal handling while reducing token usage by up to 17%, which makes it cheaper to run than its predecessor on the same task even before the headline rate is compared.
Gemini 3.6 Flash is a multimodal AI model from Google. It costs $0.7500 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens (blended $1.65/M), with a 1,050,000-token context window.
RatesUSD per million tokens. Blend is 70% input, 30% output, our calculation.
Checked against Google's pricing page on 10 Nov 2026.
- Up to 17% fewer tokens per task than 3.5 Flash
- Coding and knowledge work
- Multimodal input including audio and video
- 1M-token context
- High-volume production traffic
- Multimodal document and media analysis
- Coding assistants at scale
- Cost-sensitive agent steps
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2 recorded changes| Date | Rate | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | Input | $1.50 | $0.7500 | -50% |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Output | $7.50 | $3.75 | -50% |
Rates per million tokens, as published by the provider or its router listing. Tracking runs since 3 May; anything earlier is not on record. See every tracked price change.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Gemini 3.6 Flash cost?
Gemini 3.6 Flash costs $0.7500 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens, for a blended reference rate of $1.65 per million tokens.
What is Gemini 3.6 Flash's context window?
Gemini 3.6 Flash supports up to 1,050,000 tokens of context in a single request.
What is Gemini 3.6 Flash best for?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is well suited to Up to 17% fewer tokens per task than 3.5 Flash, Coding and knowledge work and Multimodal input including audio and video.
Who makes Gemini 3.6 Flash?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is developed and served by Google. It was released in Jul 2026.