Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash PreviewAlternatives?
CheaperDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+3%-53%$0.26No PDF input+5
BetterGPT-6.1 Sollow+6%+256%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5
OpenMuse Spark Openxhigh+3%+78%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1
CheaperQwen3.7 Plusthinking+2%-50%$0.22CheaperQwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+2%-80%$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+3%-53%$0.26No PDF input+5Qwen3.7 Plusthinking+2%-50%$0.22Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+2%-80%$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6GPT-6 Lunaxhigh+1%-82%$0.042Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3AApodex 1.1same-13%$0.46Context: 1M → 256K+5GPT-6.1 Sollow+6%+256%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-5.6 Sollow+3%+611%$0.26DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+3%-53%$0.26No PDF input+5GPT-6 Solhigh+4%+256%$0.37
Claude Opus 5.5low+8%+611%$0.55No forced tool use+5Muse Spark OpenxhighOpen+3%+78%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+3%-53%$0.26No PDF input+5
Kimi K3maxOpen+3%+433%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+2%-80%$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6Kimi K2.6thinkingOpensame+52%$0.80Context: 1M → 256KGemini 3.8 Flashmedium+7%—*$0.93Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.6 Flashhigh+6%—*$1.60Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewthinking+5%—$1.30Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3.5 Flash Litehighsame—$0.19Gemini 3.1 Flash Litehigh-4%—$0.06Gemini 2.5 Prothinking-5%—$0.33Gemma 4 31BthinkingOpen-7%—$0.10 / $0.34Context: 1M → 256KGemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25)non-thinking-11%——All Google models →History
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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?›
#143 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #12 of 19 in Coding, #10 of 16 in Agents & Tool Use, #20 of 195 in Writing & Language, #28 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Vision.
Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview better than Grok 4.5?›
On MMMU-Pro (vision), Gemini 3 Flash Preview scores 79.9 vs 80.4 — about the same.
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 Muse Spark Open.
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), GPT-6.1 Sol (better), Muse Spark Open (open weights).