Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview
by GoogleGoogle: Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a large language model from Google. It costs $0.500 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens. Its context window is 1.0M tokens.
- Input / 1M tokens
- $0.500
- Output / 1M tokens
- $3.00
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.050
- Context window
- 1.0M
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This model also charges $0.014 per search request
That is $14.00 per 1,000 requests, billed on top of the token prices above. On a typical 1,000-in / 500-out exchange the tokens cost $0.002, so the search fee is 7.0× the token cost. Per-token rankings elsewhere ignore this entirely.
Who serves it cheapest
2 hosts serve Gemini 3 Flash Preview. Same weights, same API - the price difference is pure margin and routing.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Throughput | Uptime 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoogleCheapest | $0.250 | $1.50 | 1.0M | - | 100.0% |
| Google AI Studio | $0.250 | $1.50 | 1.0M | - | 100.0% |
The spread between Google and Google AI Studio is about the same for identical weights. Quantization and context limits differ, so check both columns before switching.
Benchmarks
Independent scores published alongside the catalogue.
- Intelligence index
- 26.3
About Gemini 3 Flash Preview
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...
Specifications
| Model ID | google/gemini-3-flash-preview |
|---|---|
| Provider | |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens |
| Max output | 66K tokens |
| Input modalities | text, image, file, audio, video |
| Output modalities | text |
| Knowledge cutoff | - |
| Open weights | No |
| Released | December 17, 2025 |
Cheaper alternatives
Models that cost less than Gemini 3 Flash Preview while keeping at least half its context window and every input modality it supports.
Frequently asked
How much does Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview cost?
$0.500 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens. Cached input reads cost $0.050 per million tokens.
What is the context window of Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
1.0M tokens, with up to 66K tokens of output per request.
Does Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview have extra fees beyond per-token pricing?
Yes. Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview charges $0.014 per search request - $14.00 per 1,000 requests - on top of $0.500 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens. On a typical 1,000-input / 500-output exchange the search fee alone is 7.0× the token cost.
Which provider serves Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview cheapest?
Google at $0.250 per million input tokens - about the same cheaper than Google AI Studio, the most expensive of the 2 hosts serving it.
Confirm against the source: Google official pricing.