Gemini 3.6 Flash
Google's speed-optimized Gemini 3.6 Flash with frontier-level intelligence at lower cost than prior Flash tiers.
Pricing
Specifications
Benchmark Scores
Strengths
- Fast latency
- Strong multimodal
- Large context
Weaknesses
- Pricing varies by endpoint/region
Historical Intelligence
Pricing, context, and benchmark trends over time
Pricing History
Input and output price per million tokens over time
Context Window Growth
Context window tokens over time
Coding Score Progress
Benchmark score over time (0–100)
Reasoning Score Progress
Benchmark score over time (0–100)
Gemini 3.6 Flash Evolution
Combined pricing trend and benchmark performance
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs related models
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Google DeepMind develops the Gemini model family with industry-leading context windows and native multimodal capabilities across text, image, and audio.
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Cheaper Alternatives
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Timeline Highlights
Gemini 3.6 Flash — Model Release
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Gemini 3.6 Flash — API Release
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Gemini 3.6 Flash — Pricing Update
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Gemini 3.6 Flash — Context Window Increase
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Gemini 3.6 Flash — Vision Support
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