ModelGoogle · Joined Jul 21, 2026 · Gemini

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Model at Google

Coming up Jan 1, 2027, in 61 days: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.6 Flash prices double on January 1, 2027

10th of 325 on GPQA Diamond
Tied for 2nd cheapest of 6 similar models by price

Gemini 3.6 Flash does not have a researched profile yet. Everything here comes from its recorded changes and public listings, each linked to its source.

The basics

As of Nov 1

Status: Available
Price: $0.75 in, $3.75 outPer 1M tokens, since Jul 21
Context: 1.05M tokens
Open weights: No

Updates

Oct 21

Price change

Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.6 Flash prices double on January 1, 2027

Paid-tier input for both models costs $0.75 and output $3.75 per 1M tokens through December 31, 2026, rising to $1.50 and $7.50 starting January 1, 2027.

Before

$0.75 input / $3.75 output per 1M tokens

After

$1.50 input / $7.50 output per 1M tokens

Takes effect Jan 1, 2027 · in 61 days

Action needed:: Budget for double the token cost from January 1, 2027, or compare against Flash-Lite.

Oct 8

Default change

Gemini 3.5 Flash deprecated, requests now routed to 3.6 Flash

gemini-3.5-flash is deprecated and no longer selectable in AI Studio. API requests to gemini-3.5-flash are automatically served by gemini-3.6-flash.

Before

gemini-3.5-flash

After

gemini-3.6-flash

Action needed:: Update the model string to gemini-3.6-flash or gemini-3.8-flash and retest.

Oct 2

Retired

Copilot removes Claude Opus 4.7, Kimi K2.7 Code, Gemini 3.5 Flash and 3.6 Flash

GitHub removed four models from all Copilot experiences, announced on September 3. Suggested replacements are Claude Opus 5.5, Kimi K3 and Gemini 3.8 Flash.

Action needed:: Switch to the suggested replacement models.

Full changelog, by month

Role

General-purpose model at Google

Gemini 3.8 FlashSep 2026 to now · 2 months
Gemini 3.7 FlashAug 2026 to Sep 2026 · 1 month
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Jul 2026 to Aug 2026 · 1 month

Works with

From recorded changes

GitHub Copilot

Agent · 1 shared change

Similar models

Gemini 4 Argon

$2 in, $10 out

Gemini 3.8 Flash

$0.75 in, $3.75 out

Gemini 3.7 Flash

$0.75 in, $3.75 out

Similar models for now. Real viewing data comes after launch.

Cost vs peers

Tied for 2nd cheapest of 6 similar models by output price.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$2.50 out · $0.30 in
Gemini 3.6 Flash$3.75 out · $0.75 in
Gemini 3.8 Flash$3.75 out · $0.75 in
Gemini 3.7 Flash$3.75 out · $0.75 in
Gemini 3.5 Flash$9 out · $1.50 in
Gemini 4 Argon$10 out · $2 in

Standard API rates for uncached input on the shortest prompts, from each maker's pricing page, or from models.dev for models not researched here yet. Gemini 3.8 Flash: Through Dec 31, 2026, then $1.50 in and $7.50 out. Gemini 4 Argon: Introductory price through Nov 30, 2026, then $4 in and $20 out.

Where it works

Place	Type	Price per 1M tokens, in / out	Uptime
Google	API host	$0.38 / $1.88	89.8%
Google AI Studio	API host	$0.38 / $1.88	100%

Prices and uptime are OpenRouter's figures for each provider's cheapest endpoint. Uptime covers the last 24 hours.

Benchmarks

Higher is better. Green is Gemini 3.6 Flash. Dark marks are similar models.

Independent

What people say

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Writing habits

Creative writing · EQ-Bench, among 51 models tracked here

Slop score

24.3

Overused AI words and phrases. Less slop than 22% of tracked models.

Repetition

4.6

Repeated words and ideas. Less repetition than 18% of tracked models.

Story length

7,016

Average characters per story. Longer than 62% of tracked models.