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Gemini 3.6 Flash
proprietaryReleased Jul 21, 2026
Google DeepMind's workhorse Flash model that builds on Gemini 3.5 Flash with better coding, knowledge work, and multimodal performance while reducing output token usage by roughly 17% per the Artificial Analysis Index. Natively multimodal across text, image, audio, and video with a 1M-token context window, configurable thinking levels, and built-in computer use, tuned for scaling agentic workflows at a lower cost per output token.
ChatText completionFunction callingVisionAudioCode generationReasoningtext · image · audio · video · code
Available from 2 providers
Cheapest
Google AI Studio
$1.50 / $7.50
Google AI Studio, Google Cloud Vertex AI
Providers (2)
Sorted by total cost (input + output per 1M tokens). Select a row to view provider details.
| Provider | Pricing (per 1M) | Rate limits | Regions | Health | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In: $1.50Out: $7.50 | 15 RPM / 1.0M TPM | us-east-1eu-west-1global | Healthy | 0ms |
| In: $1.50Out: $7.50 | 1K RPM / 8.0M TPM | us-east-1eu-west-1global | Healthy | 0ms |
Quick start
Use this model via Google AI Studio with an OpenAI-compatible SDK.
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://api.google-ai-studio.com/v1",
apiKey: process.env.GOOGLE_AI_STUDIO_API_KEY,
});
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "gemini-3.6-flash",
messages: [
{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }
],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);Using Google AI Studio API · OpenAI-compatible SDK