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Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash pricing

Gemini 3.6 Flash is a high-efficiency model from Google for coding, agentic workflows, and web and app development. Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash from OpenRouter costs $0.750 per 1M input tokens and $3.75 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.075 per 1M. Context window 1,048,576 tokens.

API id google/gemini-3.6-flash · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.750
Input / 1M tokens
$3.75
Output / 1M tokens
$0.075
Cached input / 1M
1M
Context window

Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash specifications

Provider
OpenRouter
API id
google/gemini-3.6-flash
Model type
general-purpose
Context window
1M tokens
Max output
66K tokens
Currency
USD
Price source
Provider API
Last checked
2026-09-25

Tags

  • fast
  • vision

Gemini 3.6 Flash across providers

The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.

ProviderInput /1MCached /1MOutput /1M1M in + 1M outvs vendor
GoogleVendorCheapest
$0.750$0.075$3.75$4.50—
OpenRouterHostviewing
$0.750$0.075$3.75$4.50—

What Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.0026
Document summary50,0002,000$0.04
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$1.50

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

Common questions

How much does Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash cost per 1M tokens?
Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash costs $0.750 per 1M input tokens and $3.75 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.075 per 1M.
What is Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash's context window?
Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 65,536 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash?
Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $0.750 for Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash, with a 16,385 token context window.
Where does this Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash price come from?
From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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