Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 FlashAlternatives?
CheaperDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+55%-65%$0.26No PDF input+5
BetterGPT-6 Lunamax+18%-87%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+31%-84%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5xhigh+21%-87%$0.12Remove sampling parameters+5CheaperGPT-5.6 Lunamax+18%-70%$0.18DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+55%-65%$0.26No PDF input+5GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+31%-84%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4Claude Haiku 5.5xhigh+21%-87%$0.12Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-5.6 Lunamax+18%-70%$0.18GPT-6 Lunamax+18%-87%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-6 Lunamax+18%-87%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Claude Haiku 5.5xhigh+21%-87%$0.12Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6.1 Sollow+52%+167%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-5.6 Lunamax+18%-70%$0.18GPT-6 Solmedium+15%+167%$0.25DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+55%-65%$0.26No PDF input+5GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+31%-84%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813maxOpen+21%+32%$0.67No image input+6
Kimi K3maxOpen+20%+300%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3
Muse Spark OpenxhighOpen+14%+33%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1Gemini 4 Argonmedium+73%—*$2 / $10Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini 3 Deep Thinkunstated+68%——Context: 1M → 128K+1Gemini 3.8 Flashmedium+64%—*$0.93Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated+53%—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3 Flash Previewmedium-75%—$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.5 Flash Litemedium-90%—$0.30 / $2.50Gemini 2.5 Prothinking-90%—$1.25 / $10DiffusionGemma 26B A4BOpenn/a—$0.05 / $0.15Context: 1M → 256K+1All Google models →History
7 versionsFAQ
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.
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 ARC-AGI-2 · semi-private, Gemini 3.6 Flash scores 60.4 vs 72.1 — lower.
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?›
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better).