Gemini 3 Flash Preview pricing & benchmarks
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is available from Google at $0.500 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens ($1.13 blended at 3:1). It accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens of context. Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a high speed, high value thinking model designed for agentic workflows, multi turn chat, and coding assistance. It delivers near Pro level reasoning and tool...
Pricing
Per million tokens · OpenRouter
Input$0.500
Output$3.00
Blended (3:1)$1.13
Per image<$0.01
Specification
google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Context window1.0M
Max output66K
ReleasedDec 2025
LicenceProprietary
Modalitiesin:text, in:image, in:file, in:audio, in:video, out:text
Benchmarks
Independently run — not vendor self-reports. Every score links its source.
| Benchmark | Score | Config | Run | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 89.4% ±2.2 | high effort | 2026-08-06 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| SWE-bench Verified | 75.4% ±2.0 | — | 2026-02-18 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| FrontierMath T1–3 | 51.2% ±3.0 | — | 2026-06-11 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| FrontierMath T4 | 17.1% ±5.9 | — | 2026-06-11 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| SimpleQA Verified | 67.4% ±1.5 | — | 2025-12-17 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 95.6% ±3.1 | high effort | 2026-08-06 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
Scores published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0.
Cheaper models that score at least as well on GPQA Diamond
Strictly lower blended price AND an equal-or-higher GPQA Diamond score. One benchmark is one dimension — a model that wins here may still be weaker at your specific task.
| Model | Provider | Blended $/1M | GPQA Diamond | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek | $0.113 (−90%) | 91.0% | Compare → |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.225 (−80%) | 91.6% | Compare → |
| GLM 5.2 | Zhipu AI | $0.387 (−66%) | 91.9% | Compare → |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | DeepSeek | $0.544 (−52%) | 90.9% | Compare → |
| Kimi K2.6 | Moonshot AI | $1.04 (−7%) | 90.8% | Compare → |
Where to run Gemini 3 Flash Preview
6 options across 2 providers · 3.6× between cheapest and dearest. Blended at 3:1. ⚠ marks an option serving less context than the best available, or re-pricing above a prompt-length threshold. Bracketed labels are the provider's own service tier or region.
| Host | Blended $/1M | In / Out | Context | Uptime 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Studio (flex) | $0.563 | $0.250 / $1.50 | 1.0M | 99.7% |
| Google (global/flex) | $0.563 | $0.250 / $1.50 | 1.0M | 97.3% |
| Google AI Studio | $1.13 | $0.500 / $3.00 | 1.0M | 99.7% |
| Google (global) | $1.13 | $0.500 / $3.00 | 1.0M | 97.3% |
| Google AI Studio (priority) | $2.02 | $0.900 / $5.40 | 1.0M | 99.7% |
| Google (global/priority) | $2.02 | $0.900 / $5.40 | 1.0M | 97.3% |
Host prices and uptime from OpenRouter, synced 2026-08-08.
Compare Gemini 3 Flash Preview
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Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Claude Opus 5
Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Kimi K3
Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs GPT-5.6 Luna
Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs GPT-5.6 Terra
Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs GPT-5.6 Sol
Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Grok 4.5
FAQ
How much does Gemini 3 Flash Preview cost?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs $0.500 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens on OpenRouter. At a 3:1 input:output mix that blends to $1.13 per million tokens.
What is Gemini 3 Flash Preview's context window?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens of context, and can generate up to 65,536 output tokens.
How good is Gemini 3 Flash Preview on benchmarks?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview scores 89.4% on GPQA Diamond, independently run and published by Epoch AI. 6 benchmark results are listed on this page, each with its run date and source.
Is there a cheaper model as good as Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Yes — 5 models in our catalogue cost less per token than Gemini 3 Flash Preview and score at least as high on the same benchmark. The cheapest is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 at $0.113 per million tokens blended.