Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Dec 2025
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Compare in
on
—per task?
$0.50 / $3per 1M in / outcache $0.05
—output speed?
1Mcontext

Alternatives?

Benchmarks

in Chat & Knowledge
Arena Text · Chinese · minimal effort1,476.9#1
Arena Text · English · minimal effort1,440.7#1
Arena Text · French · minimal effort1,445.2#1
Arena Text · German · minimal effort1,465.7#1
Arena Text · instruction following · minimal effort1,414.2#1
Arena Text · Japanese · minimal effort1,424.6#1
Arena Text · Korean · minimal effort1,417.6#1
Arena Text · non-English · minimal effort1,437.8#1
Arena Text · Polish · minimal effort1,468.2#1
Arena Text · Russian · minimal effort1,453.7#1
Arena Text · Spanish · minimal effort1,426.7#1
MMLU-Pro · official boardlab88.6

FAQ

How much does Gemini 3 Flash Preview cost?›

$0.50 per 1M input tokens and $3 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.05 per 1M.

Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.50 per 1M input tokens.

How good is Gemini 3 Flash Preview, and what is it best at?›

#60 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #12 of 19 in Coding, #10 of 16 in Agents & Tool Use, #37 of 197 in Writing & Language, #21 of 125 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Reasoning, Science, Long context, Knowledge, Instructions, Vision.

Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview better than Claude Opus 4.7?›

On Mystery Game Puzzles, Gemini 3 Flash Preview scores 26 vs 28 — lower.

How can I use Gemini 3 Flash Preview?›

Through the API of Google, Google AI Studio.

What is the context window of Gemini 3 Flash Preview?›

1M tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.

When was Gemini 3 Flash Preview released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-12-17. It has been superseded by Gemini 3.5 Flash.

Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview open source?›

No, Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017.

Can Gemini 3 Flash Preview read images?›

It accepts text and images, video as input.

What is Gemini 3 Flash Preview?›

Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a closed language model from Google, released Dec 2025.

What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3 Flash Preview?›

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (cheaper), Claude Haiku 5.5 (better).