tokevenGemini 3 Flash
Gemini 3 Flash is Gemini's fastest and most affordable model, priced at $0.50/MTok input and $3.00/MTok output with a 1,000K context window.
Input $/MTok
$0.50
Output $/MTok
$3.00
Context window
1,000K
Cache read discount
90% off
Gemini 3 Flash pricing breakdown
| Rate | Input $/MTok | Output $/MTok |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $0.50 | $3.00 |
| Cached read (90% off input) | $0.05 | - |
| Cached write (no surcharge) | $0.50 | - |
| Batch (50% off) | $0.25 | $1.50 |
All rates in USD per million tokens. Prices verified against provider documentation.
Gemini 3 Flash task benchmarks
Confidence scores (0-100) and cross-provider rank for each task type. Rank 1 is best across all 20 models.
| Task | Confidence | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Code Generation | 65/100 | #7 |
| Code Review | 62/100 | #7 |
| Summarization | 83/100 | #5 |
| Q&A | 82/100 | #5 |
| Extraction | 86/100 | #3 |
| Reasoning | 58/100 | #7 |
| Classification | 88/100 | #3 |
| Creative Writing | 52/100 | #8 |
Gemini 3 Flash cost by use case
Estimated cost per API call using default token counts for each workload.
| Use case | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code Generation | 2,000 | 4,000 | $0.0130 |
| Unit Test Generation | 3,000 | 5,000 | $0.0165 |
| SQL Generation | 1,500 | 1,000 | $0.003750 |
| API Generation | 3,000 | 6,000 | $0.0195 |
| Code Refactoring | 4,000 | 4,000 | $0.0140 |
| Code Review | 5,000 | 2,000 | $0.008500 |
| PR Review | 8,000 | 3,000 | $0.0130 |
| Security Review | 6,000 | 2,500 | $0.0105 |
| Bug Detection | 5,000 | 2,000 | $0.008500 |
| Document Summarization | 10,000 | 1,000 | $0.008000 |
| PDF Summarization | 15,000 | 1,500 | $0.0120 |
| Meeting Notes | 8,000 | 2,000 | $0.0100 |
Monthly cost projections
Projected monthly spend at different call volumes, using code generation as a representative workload (2,000 input / 4,000 output tokens per call).
| Calls / month | Without caching | With caching (90% read discount) |
|---|---|---|
| 1K | $13 | $12.37 |
| 10K | $130 | $123.7 |
| 100K | $1,300 | $1,237 |
| 500K | $6,500 | $6,185 |
| 1M | $13,000 | $12,370 |
Caching estimate assumes 70% of input tokens are cache reads. Your actual cache hit rate will depend on prompt structure and reuse.
Fast / Budget alternatives to Gemini 3 Flash
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT 5.6 Luna | GPT | $0.20 | $1.20 | 60% cheaper |
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