Gemini 3 Flash API Pricing
Gemini 3 Flash by Google costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens.
Price verified from Google's pricing page.
Rates and limits
- Input / 1M
- $0.50
- Output / 1M
- $3.00
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.05
- Batch discount
- 50% off
- Context window
- 1.05M tokens
- Released
- March 2026
Pricing note: Priced as gemini-3-flash-preview. Audio input is $1.00 (cached $0.10). Google now calls this its legacy Flash model and recommends gemini-3.6-flash.
What Gemini 3 Flash costs per month
Token volume split 3:1 between input and output, with no prompt caching.
| Tokens per month | Input / output | Standard | Batch API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 750K / 250K | $1.13 | $0.56 |
| 10M | 7.5M / 2.5M | $11.25 | $5.63 |
| 100M | 75M / 25M | $112.50 | $56.25 |
Where to run Gemini 3 Flash
Prices above are Google's direct rates. Cloud platforms can charge differently; the cloud platform view compares them.
- Google AI Studio (Gemini API)Direct API
- Google Cloud Vertex AICloud / platform
- OpenRouterCloud / platform
Gemini 3 Flash pricing FAQ
How much does Gemini 3 Flash cost per million tokens?
Gemini 3 Flash costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens, as listed on Google's pricing page on September 30, 2026.
How much does Gemini 3 Flash cost for 10 million tokens a month?
About $11.25 a month, assuming 7.5 million input and 2.5 million output tokens with no prompt caching, or $5.63 through the batch API.
What is the context window of Gemini 3 Flash?
Gemini 3 Flash accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens of context.
Does Gemini 3 Flash support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.05 per million, 90% less than the standard input rate.
Is there a batch discount for Gemini 3 Flash?
Yes. Requests sent through the batch API cost 50% less: $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens.
Where can I use the Gemini 3 Flash API?
Gemini 3 Flash is available through Google AI Studio (Gemini API), Google Cloud Vertex AI, and OpenRouter.
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