Gemini 3 Flash
legacyGoogle · Mid
Cost-effective Flash model. Superseded by Gemini 3.5 Flash which tripled the price.
- Strengths
- Cheap, fast Flash model built for scale.
- Best for
- High-throughput, latency-sensitive workloads on a tight budget.
- Limitations
- Superseded by 3.5 Flash; lighter reasoning than Pro.
Input / 1M
$0.5
Output / 1M
$3.00
Cached input / 1M
$0.05
Context window
1M
Where it sits
185th-cheapest mid model
by blended $/Mtok among 262 listed mid models
97% above the mid median
blended $/Mtok across 262 mid models
Output costs 6× input
$0.5 in / $3.00 out per 1M
Cached input saves 90%
$0.05 vs $0.5 per 1M fresh
Held flat since launch (Dec 2025)
no blended price change recorded
Computed live from current prices and this model's history — not hand-written, so it stays accurate as prices move.
Price history
Only one price on record so far — the history chart appears once a price changes.
Snapshots
| Effective | Input | Output | Cached in | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2025 | $0.5 | $3.00 | $0.05 | ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing |