Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 FlashAlternatives?
CheaperGPT-5.6 Lunaunstated+14%-70%$0.20 / $1.20BetterGPT-6 Astraunstated+36%+1,233%$10 / $50Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2
OpenKimi K3unstated+30%+300%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3
CheaperMuse Glimmer 30BunstatedOpen+12%-67%$0.30 / $1.10Context: 1M → 131K
CheaperQwen3.8 27BunstatedOpen+4%-36%$0.42 / $2.55Context: 1M → 262K+5GPT-5.6 Lunaunstated+14%-70%$0.20 / $1.20Muse Glimmer 30BunstatedOpen+12%-67%$0.30 / $1.10Context: 1M → 131KQwen3.8 27BunstatedOpen+4%-36%$0.42 / $2.55Context: 1M → 262K+5Kimi K2 0711unstatedOpen+4%-42%$0.50 / $2Context: 1M → 128K+3Kimi K2 ThinkingunstatedOpen+2%-43%$0.47 / $2Context: 1M → 256K+2GPT-6 Astraunstated+36%+1,233%$10 / $50Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2
Claude Fable 5.1unstated+35%+1,233%$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5Claude Opus 5unstated+33%+567%$5 / $25GPT-6 Solunstated+33%+167%$2 / $10Kimi K3unstatedOpen+30%+300%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3Kimi K3unstatedOpen+30%+300%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3
GLM 5.3unstatedOpen+29%+43%$1.40 / $4.40No image input+5Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BunstatedOpen+15%+100%$2 / $6Context: 1M → 262K+7Muse Glimmer 30BunstatedOpen+12%-67%$0.30 / $1.10Context: 1M → 131KGLM 5.2unstatedOpen+10%+43%$1.40 / $4.40No image input+1Gemini 3.8 Flashunstated+9%—*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.5 Flash Liteunstated-3%—$0.30 / $2.50Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated-7%—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemma 4 31BunstatedOpen-15%—$0.10 / $0.34Context: 1M → 256KGemma 4 26B A4BunstatedOpen-19%—$0.15 / $0.60Context: 1M → 256KGemma 4 12BunstatedOpen-20%—$0.10 / $0.30Context: 1M → 256K+1Gemma 3 27BunstatedOpen-21%—$0.08 / $0.16Context: 1M → 131KGemma 3 12BunstatedOpen-30%—$0.05 / $0.10Context: 1M → 131KAll 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. 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 Inkling?›
On EQ-Bench Creative Writing v3, Gemini 3.6 Flash scores 1,603.5 vs 1,610.8 — 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 Kimi K3.
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-5.6 Luna (cheaper), GPT-6 Astra (better), Kimi K3 (open weights).