Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 FlashAlternatives?
CheaperGemini 3.8 Flashmedium+52%-42%*$0.93Sampling parameters are ignored+1
BetterGPT-5.6 Lunaxhigh+22%-95%$0.085
OpenGLM 5.3max+48%+25%$2.01No image input+5CheaperGPT-5.6 Solxhigh+52%-26%$1.18CheaperGPT-5.6 Terramax+49%-13%$1.40Prompts with >272K input tokensGemini 3.8 Flashmedium+52%-42%*$0.93Sampling parameters are ignored+1GPT-5.6 Solxhigh+52%-26%$1.18GPT-5.6 Terramax+49%-13%$1.40Prompts with >272K input tokens
Grok 4.6medium+45%-29%$1.14Context: 1M → 500KGPT-5.6 Lunamax+44%-89%$0.18GPT-5.6 Lunaxhigh+22%-95%$0.085GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+36%-82%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4GPT-5.6 Terrahigh+15%-79%$0.34Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-5.6 Solmedium+31%-68%$0.50Grok 4.5high+15%-52%$0.76Context: 1M → 500KGLM 5.3maxOpen+48%+25%$2.01No image input+5
Kimi K3maxOpen+47%+25%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+36%-82%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813maxOpen+35%+32%$1.32 / $3.96No image input+6DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+14%-65%$0.30 / $1.20No PDF input+5Gemini 3.8 Flashhigh+58%+118%*$3.49Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewhigh-75%—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3.1 Prohigh-84%—$2 / $12Gemma 4 31BunstatedOpen-100%—$0.10 / $0.34Context: 1M → 256KGemini 4 Argonhighn/a—*$1.62Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini Robotics ER 2 Previewn/a——Context: not verifiedGemini 3.5 Flash Litehighn/a—$0.17DiffusionGemma 26B A4BOpenn/a—$0.05 / $0.15Context: 1M → 256K+1All Google models →History
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How much does Gemini 3.6 Flash cost?›
$0.75 per 1M input tokens and $3.75 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.075 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $1.60 at high effort.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.75 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Gemini 3.6 Flash, and what is it best at?›
#43 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #43 of 134 in Coding, #35 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #13 of 197 in Writing & Language, #8 of 125 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Reasoning, Science, Long context, Knowledge, Vision.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Gemini 3.5 Flash?›
On DeepSWE 1.1, Gemini 3.6 Flash scores 46.7 vs 36.1 — higher. It is 46% cheaper per task.
How can I use Gemini 3.6 Flash?›
Through the Google API.
What is the context window of Gemini 3.6 Flash?›
1M tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.
When was Gemini 3.6 Flash released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-07-21. It has been superseded by Gemini 3.7 Flash.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash open source?›
No, Gemini 3.6 Flash is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is GLM 5.3.
Can Gemini 3.6 Flash read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files, audio, video as input.
What is Gemini 3.6 Flash?›
Gemini 3.6 Flash is a closed language model from Google, released Jul 2026, the successor to Gemini 3.5 Flash.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3.6 Flash?›
Gemini 3.8 Flash (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Luna (better), GLM 5.3 (open weights).