Gemini · Fast / Budget · 1,000K context window

Gemini 3 Flash pricing for invoice parsing

$0.002800 per call at 2,000 input / 600 output tokens.

Per call

$0.002800

10K calls/mo

$28

Cache savings

90% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

Calculate your Gemini 3 Flash costs

Adjust token counts, volume, and discount toggles to model your invoice parsing spend. Prices verified daily against provider pricing pages.

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$28
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.002800
Daily cost$0.9333
Input rate$0.50/MTok
Output rate$3.00/MTok
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Quick start

Call Gemini 3 Flash with the Google Generative AI SDK:

import google.generativeai as genai

model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-3-flash")
response = model.generate_content("Your prompt here")
# Cost: ~$0.002800 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $0.50/MTok
# Output: $3.00/MTok

How Gemini 3 Flash compares on cost

Per-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on invoice parsing benchmarks. Hover for details.

Cheapest viable option: GPT 5.6 Luna at $0.001120/call (60% less, 89/100 quality).

What drives invoice parsing cost

Invoices are short, highly repetitive documents processed in bulk: the ideal batch API workload. Per-document cost is low; total cost is set by volume and by whether you are paying full rate for a job that could have run asynchronously overnight at a discount. The extraction schema is constant, so it should never be paying full input rate either.

For Gemini 3 Flash specifically, that means output tokens cost 6.0x more than input, at $3.00 vs $0.50 per MTok. At this use case’s 2,000/600 token split, output accounts for 64% of the $0.002800 per-call cost.

Complete Gemini 3 Flash pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$0.502,000
Output$3.00600

Prompt caching: 90% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $0.50 to $0.05/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.000900 per call.

Batch API: 50% off all tokens

Submit requests asynchronously and receive 50% off all token costs. This works best for offline pipelines where latency requirements are flexible.

Monthly cost projections

Monthly volumeCost per callStandard monthlyCached monthlyYou save with caching
10,000 calls$0.002800$28$19$9
50,000 calls$0.002800$140$95$45
100,000 calls$0.002800$280$190$90
500,000 calls$0.002800$1,400$950$450
1,000,000 calls$0.002800$2,800$1,900$900

Gemini 3 Flash quality benchmarks for invoice parsing

Gemini 3 Flash is a solid pick for invoice parsing

Scores 86/100 (rank #3 of 20). Good balance of quality and cost for invoice parsing.

Top-ranked: GPT 5.6 Terra (90/100) at $0.0112/call

Performance across all task types

Gemini 3 Flash scores by task type. Invoice Parsing highlighted.

Classification88Extraction *86Summarization83Q&A82Code Generation65Code Review62Reasoning58Creative Writing52
Task typeConfidence scoreRank out of 20
Classification88/100#3
Extraction(current page)86/100#3
Summarization83/100#5
Q&A82/100#5
Code Generation65/100#7
Code Review62/100#7
Reasoning58/100#7
Creative Writing52/100#8

Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 29 of 2026. This snapshot is 8 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.

Alternative models for invoice parsing

13 models score 80+ on invoice parsing benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: GPT 5.6 Luna (60% less, 89/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Gemini
GPT 5.6 LunaGPT$0.20$1.2089/100$0.00112060% cheaper
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteGemini$0.30$2.5083/100$0.00210025% cheaper
Claude Haiku 4.5Claude$1.00$5.0088/100$0.00500079% more
Gemini 3.5 FlashGemini$1.50$9.0090/100$0.008400200% more
Claude Sonnet 5Claude$2.00$10.0088/100$0.010000257% more
GPT 5.6 TerraGPT$2.00$12.0090/100$0.0112300% more
Gemini 3.1 ProGemini$2.00$12.0085/100$0.0112300% more
GPT 5.4GPT$2.50$15.0089/100$0.0140400% more
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude$3.00$15.0086/100$0.0150436% more
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$4.00$20.0088/100$0.0200614% more
Claude Opus 4.8Claude$5.00$25.0082/100$0.0250793% more
GPT 5.5GPT$5.00$30.0087/100$0.0280900% more
Claude Fable 5Claude$10.00$50.0085/100$0.05001686% more

About Gemini 3 Flash

Provider

Gemini

Tier

Fast / Budget

Context

1,000K tokens

Released

Mar 2026

Other models from Gemini

ModelTierInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokContext
Gemini 3.1 ProMid-tier$2.00$12.001,000K
Gemini 3.5 FlashFast / Budget$1.50$9.001,000K
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteFast / Budget$0.30$2.501,000K

You can compare Gemini 3 Flash head-to-head against any other model on our model comparison pages, or track how pricing has changed over time on the pricing history tracker.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Gemini 3 Flash cost for invoice parsing per API call?

A typical invoice parsing call using Gemini 3 Flash costs about $0.002800 per call. This estimate uses 2,000 input tokens and 600 output tokens at standard rates. Standard rates are $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens.

Is Gemini 3 Flash the best model for invoice parsing?

Gemini 3 Flash scores 86 out of 100 on invoice parsing benchmarks overall. It ranks #3 across all 20 models in our cross-provider registry. The highest-ranked model for this task is GPT 5.6 Terra from GPT. That model scores 90/100 on this task type. Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 29 of 2026. This snapshot is 8 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.

What is the cheapest model for invoice parsing with good quality?

The most affordable model for invoice parsing above 80/100 quality is GPT 5.6 Luna. It comes from GPT at $0.20 per million input tokens. Output costs $1.20 per million tokens with a quality score of 89/100. Switching from Gemini 3 Flash to GPT 5.6 Luna saves about 60% per API call.

How can I reduce my Gemini 3 Flash costs for invoice parsing?

Three strategies lower Gemini 3 Flash costs for this task type effectively. Prompt caching gives a 90% discount on input tokens when reusing system prompts. The batch API gives 50% off all tokens for asynchronous processing workloads. Prompt optimization reduces token counts through more concise instructions and context windows. Combining caching with batching brings your cost from $0.002800 to about $0.000140 per call.

How does Gemini 3 Flash pricing compare to other Gemini models?

Gemini has 3 other models alongside Gemini 3 Flash today: Gemini 3.1 Pro at $2.00/$12.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), Gemini 3.5 Flash at $1.50/$9.00 per million tokens (fast / budget), Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite at $0.30/$2.50 per million tokens (fast / budget). The right choice depends on whether your invoice parsing workload prioritizes quality, cost, or speed.

What context window does Gemini 3 Flash support?

Gemini 3 Flash supports a context window of 1,000K tokens per API call. This sets the maximum combined length of your input prompt and generated response. For invoice parsing, typical calls use 2,000 input and 600 output tokens. That is well within this limit, leaving room for longer prompts or multi-turn conversations.

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