Gemini 3.6 Flash
- Context
- 1.05M
- 66K max output
- Input price
- $0.75
- per 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Output price
- $3.75
- per 1M tokens
- Epoch Capabilities Index
- 154.4
- #30 of 71 listed
- LMArena Text
- 1,482
- #15 of 79 listed
Where to run it
1 offering · prices as listed| Meter | Tier | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Input | Standard until Dec 31, 2026 | $0.75 / 1M tokens |
| Standard from Jan 1, 2027 | $1.50 / 1M tokens | |
| Batch until Dec 31, 2026 | $0.38 / 1M tokens | |
| Flex tier until Dec 31, 2026 | $0.38 / 1M tokens | |
| Batch from Jan 1, 2027 | $0.75 / 1M tokens | |
| Flex tier from Jan 1, 2027 | $0.75 / 1M tokens | |
| Priority tier until Dec 31, 2026 | $1.35 / 1M tokens | |
| Priority tier from Jan 1, 2027 | $2.70 / 1M tokens | |
| Output | Standard until Dec 31, 2026 | $3.75 / 1M tokens |
| Standard from Jan 1, 2027 | $7.50 / 1M tokens | |
| Batch until Dec 31, 2026 | $1.88 / 1M tokens | |
| Flex tier until Dec 31, 2026 | $1.88 / 1M tokens | |
| Batch from Jan 1, 2027 | $3.75 / 1M tokens | |
| Flex tier from Jan 1, 2027 | $3.75 / 1M tokens | |
| Priority tier until Dec 31, 2026 | $6.75 / 1M tokens | |
| Priority tier from Jan 1, 2027 | $13.50 / 1M tokens | |
| Cache read | Standard until Dec 31, 2026 | $0.075 / 1M tokens |
| Standard from Jan 1, 2027 | $0.15 / 1M tokens | |
| Batch until Dec 31, 2026 | $0.038 / 1M tokens | |
| Flex tier until Dec 31, 2026 | $0.038 / 1M tokens | |
| Batch from Jan 1, 2027 | $0.075 / 1M tokens | |
| Flex tier from Jan 1, 2027 | $0.075 / 1M tokens | |
| Priority tier until Dec 31, 2026 | $0.14 / 1M tokens | |
| Priority tier from Jan 1, 2027 | $0.27 / 1M tokens | |
Price history
Gemini API · standard rate · as listedInput per 1M tokens
| From | Price |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | $0.75 |
| Jan 1, 2027 | $1.50 |
Output per 1M tokens
| From | Price |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | $3.75 |
| Jan 1, 2027 | $7.50 |
Changes
All changes →- Cache read (Priority tier) price changes Jan 1, 2027 $0.14 → $0.27 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Output (Priority tier) price changes Jan 1, 2027 $6.75 → $13.50 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Input (Priority tier) price changes Jan 1, 2027 $1.35 → $2.70 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Cache read (Flex tier) price changes Jan 1, 2027 $0.038 → $0.075 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Output (Flex tier) price changes Jan 1, 2027 $1.88 → $3.75 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Input (Flex tier) price changes Jan 1, 2027 $0.38 → $0.75 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Cache read (Batch) price changes Jan 1, 2027 $0.038 → $0.075 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Output (Batch) price changes Jan 1, 2027 $1.88 → $3.75 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Input (Batch) price changes Jan 1, 2027 $0.38 → $0.75 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Cache read price changes Jan 1, 2027 $0.075 → $0.15 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Output price changes Jan 1, 2027 $3.75 → $7.50 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
- Input price changes Jan 1, 2027 $0.75 → $1.50 / 1M tokens · Gemini API
Vendor-reported scores
Published by Google, under the conditions it states| Benchmark | Setting | Score |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Pro | public set, internal Antigravity harness | 58.7% |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Terminus-2 harness, pass@1 | 78% |
| OSWorld-Verified | average of 5 runs, single attempt, max 100 steps | 83% |
| CharXiv Reasoning | no tools | 85.2% |
| with tools (search + code execution) | 89.4% |
Cited scores
From third-party leaderboards, not measured by us- Epoch Capabilities Index 154.4
#30 of 71 listed models · CI 152.7–156.3
Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking'. Published online at epoch.ai. Retrieved from 'https://epoch.ai/benchmarks'. Licensed CC BY 4.0. · License · as of Sep 26, 2026 · changes we made
- LMArena Text 1,482
#15 of 79 listed models · high effort · CI 1,477–1,487 · 33,739 votes
LMArena (Arena), leaderboard-dataset on Hugging Face, licensed CC BY 4.0 · License · as of Sep 25, 2026 · changes we made
- Epoch AI · FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 58.9%
#30 of 56 listed models · high effort · ±2.92
Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking'. Published online at epoch.ai. Retrieved from 'https://epoch.ai/benchmarks'. Licensed CC BY 4.0. · License · as of Sep 26, 2026 · changes we made
- Epoch AI · GPQA Diamond 94.1%
#6 of 64 listed models · high effort · ±1.4
Also listed: low effort 86.4% · minimal effort 85.9%
Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking'. Published online at epoch.ai. Retrieved from 'https://epoch.ai/benchmarks'. Licensed CC BY 4.0. · License · as of Sep 26, 2026 · changes we made
- LMArena Text · Chinese 1,529
#14 of 79 listed models · high effort · CI 1,517–1,542 · 2,546 votes
LMArena (Arena), leaderboard-dataset on Hugging Face, licensed CC BY 4.0 · License · as of Sep 25, 2026 · changes we made
- LMArena Text · Coding 1,518
#28 of 79 listed models · high effort · CI 1,511–1,525 · 9,823 votes
LMArena (Arena), leaderboard-dataset on Hugging Face, licensed CC BY 4.0 · License · as of Sep 25, 2026 · changes we made
- LMArena Vision 1,300
#11 of 49 listed models · high effort · CI 1,290–1,309 · 5,159 votes
LMArena (Arena), leaderboard-dataset on Hugging Face, licensed CC BY 4.0 · License · as of Sep 13, 2026 · changes we made