Gemini 3 Flash Preview — pricing & specs
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a balanced model from Google, at capability tier 5 of 8. Live $/M-token pricing and specs from the Mintok catalog, as of 2026-07-19.
$/M-token pricing
as of 2026-07-19 · GoogleWhat Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs in practice
At $3/M output tokens, Gemini 3 Flash Preview is the 5th-cheapest of 14 priced tier-5 models in the Mintok catalog — about 40% below the tier median of $5/M.
| Scenario | Est. cost |
|---|---|
| 1M input + 1M output tokens | $3.50 |
| A 10K-token request (8K in / 2K out) | $0.010 |
| 1,000 agent runs (~2K in / 500 out each) | $2.50 |
| 1M-token RAG chat session (900K cached in / 100K out) | $0.345 |
Estimated from list price (as of 2026-07-19) at the token mixes shown; your real cost depends on prompt/response length and cache hit-rate. Model your own volume →
Specifications
- Vendor
- Family
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview
- Capability tier
- 5 / 8
- Size class
- BALANCED
- Category
- GENERAL
- Licensing
- Proprietary
Alternatives at tier 5
Same capability tier, sorted by output price — the cheaper-capable options.
- GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI$1.20/M out
- Qwen3.7 PlusAlibaba$1.28/M out
- Mistral Large 3Mistral$1.50/M out
- Grok 4.3xAI$2.50/M out
- Kimi K2.6Moonshot$4/M out
- Magistral MediumMistral$5/M out
FAQ
How much does Gemini 3 Flash Preview cost per token?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens (cached input $0.05/M), via Google, as of 2026-07-19.
Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview expensive?
At $3/M output tokens, Gemini 3 Flash Preview is the 5th-cheapest of 14 priced tier-5 models in the Mintok catalog — about 40% below the tier median of $5/M.
What does a typical request with Gemini 3 Flash Preview cost?
At list price, a 10K-token request (8K in / 2K out) with Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs about $0.010, and 1,000 agent runs (~2K in / 500 out each) about $2.50.
What capability tier is Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview sits at capability tier 5 of 8 on the Mintok scale (BALANCED size class).
Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview open-source or proprietary?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a proprietary model from Google, accessed via API.
Put Gemini 3 Flash Preview to work
Benchmark it on your prompts, or size a deployment and compare $/M-token against alternatives.
Pricing and specs are maintained by Mintok's catalog watchers from public sources. Not investment advice. Methodology.