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Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash is Google's fast workhorse, released July 21, 2026, at $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output after Google's output-price cut from $9. It scores 52 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and is the fastest model in our tracked set at roughly 235 tokens per second.

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Spec sheet

MakerGoogle
Released2026-07-21
API IDgemini-3.6-flash
ParametersNot disclosed
Context window1M tokens
Modalities intext, image, audio, video
Modalities outtext
API availabilityGemini API · Google Vertex AI (unverified)
Pricing (per MTok)$1.5 in / $7.5 outas of · source

Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreMeasuredSource
AA Intelligence Index52artificialanalysis.ai

Dashed values are vendor-published and not yet reproduced in our harness — methodology.

Changelog

  1. Verified: Gemini 3.6 Flash output price now $7.50/MTok, down from $9↓17%source
  2. Google releases Gemini 3.6 Flash — 235 tok/s, fastest tracked modelsource

Head-to-head

Profile published August 11, 2026; data last changed August 11, 2026. Every value carries its own measurement or verification date. Flagged values are best-known public figures pending confirmation.