Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Dec 2025
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
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$0.50 / $3per 1M in / outcache $0.05
217 tok/sfirst token in 0.9 s?
1Mcontext

Rankingin non-thinking mode?

Full ranking →
1Grok 4.383.32MiniMax M382.93Nemotron 3 Ultra81.44Qwen3.7 Max80.55Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B80.4
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100LFM2.5 8B A1B55.6101Gemini 3 Flash Preview55.1102Tri 21B Think54.6

Strong at

A
Vision#28 of 124
B
Reasoning#143 of 334Science#108 of 312Knowledge#80 of 318Instructions#101 of 245
C
Tool calling#122 of 242Long context#165 of 273

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperMiniMax M3thinkingOpen+50%-53%$0.51Context: 1M → 524K+2BetterGPT OSS 20BhighOpen+18%-97%$0.011Context: 1M → 131K+2CheaperNemotron 3 UltrathinkingOpen+48%-11%$0.58No image input+1CheaperMiMo v2.5 ProthinkingOpen+45%-52%$0.054No image input+1CheaperQwen3.7 Plusthinking+41%-50%$0.22

History

3 versions
50607080Oct 25Release dateIFBench2.5 · Sep3
50607080Oct 25Release dateIFBench2.5 · Sep3

Benchmarks

in Writing & Language
IFBench (instructions)55.1#101

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?›

#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 Qwen3.5 397B A17B?›

On IFBench (instructions), Gemini 3 Flash Preview scores 78 vs 78.8 — 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 It has been superseded by Gemini 3.5 Flash.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 MiniMax M3.

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?›

MiniMax M3 (cheaper), GPT OSS 20B (better).