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Gemini 3 Flash

by Google· Released 2026-02
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Gemini 3 Flash Preview brings Gemini 3-generation quality to the Flash tier, with stronger reasoning than 2.5 Flash at a moderate price premium. It is a strong choice for agentic and interactive applications that need the latest capabilities.

Input Price
$0.50/1M
per 1M tokens
Output Price
$3.00/1M
per 1M tokens
Context Window
1M tokens
max tokens
ELO Score
1370
LMSYS Arena

Pricing Breakdown

VolumeInput CostOutput CostCombined (50/50)
1,000 tokens$0.0005$0.0030$0.0018
10,000 tokens$0.0050$0.0300$0.0175
100,000 tokens$0.0500$0.3000$0.1750
1,000,000 tokens$0.5000$3.0000$1.7500

Strengths

  • Gemini 3-generation quality at Flash pricing
  • 1M context window
  • Strong multimodal reasoning
  • Good agentic capabilities

Weaknesses

  • Preview pricing — may change
  • Pricier than 2.5 Flash for many tasks

Best For

fast responsefunction callingimage understandingcustomer supportcoding

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Gemini 3 Flash cost?

Gemini 3 Flash costs $0.50/1M per 1M input tokens and $3.00/1M per 1M output tokens.

What is Gemini 3 Flash's context window?

Gemini 3 Flash has a context window of 1M tokens, which means it can process up to 1,000,000 tokens in a single request.

Is Gemini 3 Flash open source?

No, Gemini 3 Flash is a proprietary model by Google and is not open source.

What is Gemini 3 Flash best used for?

Gemini 3 Flash is best suited for: fast-response, function-calling, image-understanding, customer-support, coding. Gemini 3-generation quality at Flash pricing.

What is Gemini 3 Flash's ELO score?

Gemini 3 Flash has an ELO score of 1370 on the LMSYS Chatbot Arena leaderboard, placing it among top-tier models.