Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 FlashAlternatives?
CheaperGPT-6.1 Solmaxwins 78%-55%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5BetterGPT-6 Lunamaxwins 56%-96%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxwins 67%-65%$0.30 / $1.20No PDF input+5
CheaperClaude Sonnet 5.5highwins 73%-45%$0.88No forced tool use+5CheaperGPT-6 Solmaxwins 70%-35%$1.04GPT-6.1 Solmaxwins 78%-55%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5Claude Sonnet 5.5highwins 73%-45%$0.88No forced tool use+5GPT-6 Solmaxwins 70%-35%$1.04DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpenwins 67%-65%$0.30 / $1.20No PDF input+5
MiMo v2.6 FlashunstatedOpenwins 63%-88%$0.14 / $0.28No PDF input+4GPT-6 Lunamaxwins 56%-96%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Claude Haiku 5.5highwins 57%-95%$0.079Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6.1 Solmaxwins 78%-55%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5Claude Sonnet 5.5highwins 73%-45%$0.88No forced tool use+5GPT-6 Solmaxwins 70%-35%$1.04DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpenwins 67%-65%$0.30 / $1.20No PDF input+5
Kimi K3maxOpenwins 66%+25%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3MiMo v2.6 FlashunstatedOpenwins 63%-88%$0.14 / $0.28No PDF input+4
Hy4 previewOpenwins 63%-17%$0.83 / $2.50No image input+1
Qwen3.8 FlashunstatedOpenwins 63%-85%$0.15 / $0.47Context: 1M → 262K+6Gemini 4 Argonhighwins 69%+24%*$1.99Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini 3.8 Flashhighwins 57%-22%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstatedwins 37%—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3 Flash Previewunstatedwins 36%—$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.5 Flash Liteunstatedwins 36%—$0.30 / $2.50Gemma 4 31BunstatedOpenwins 27%—$0.10 / $0.34Context: 1M → 256KGemma 4 26B A4BunstatedOpenwins 26%—$0.15 / $0.60Context: 1M → 256KGemini 2.5 Prounstatedwins 14%—$1.25 / $10All Google models →History
7 versionsBenchmarks
in CodingFAQ
How much does Gemini 3.6 Flash cost?›
$0.75 per 1M input tokens and $3.75 per 1M output tokens. 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?›
#41 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #41 of 132 in Coding, #33 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #10 of 195 in Writing & Language, #7 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Reasoning, Science, Long context, Knowledge, Vision.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Gemini 3.5 Flash?›
On WebDev Arena, Gemini 3.6 Flash scores 1,538 vs 1,506 — higher.
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 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017.
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?›
GPT-6.1 Sol (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (open weights).