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Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google's newest Flash tier. 1M context, accepts text, image, audio and video, and costs less per output token than 3.5 Flash.

Modalities

Text+Image → Text

Input

$2.02 /1M

Output

$10.13 /1M

Cached input

$0.20 /1M90% off

Context

1M

Speed

fast

Pricing

Pay per token. Cached input is billed at 10% of the input rate.

$2.02 /1M input$10.13 /1M output
Hobby10 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$2.73/mo
Production1,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$273/mo
Scale20,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$5,468/mo
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Estimated monthly cost

$241

$8.02 / day on Gemini 3.6 Flash

Same workload on:

Gemma 4 31B$14.99-94%
Gemini 3.5 Flash$304+26%

Estimates use list pricing with cached input billed at the 90%-discount rate. Actual bills depend on real token counts — every response includes its exact cost.

How it compares

Against the peers people actually weigh it against.

SpecGemini 3.6 FlashGemma 4 31BGemini 3.5 Flash
Input /1M$2.02$0.14$2.02
Output /1M$10.13$0.46$12.15
Context1M128K1M
ToolsYesYesYes
ReasoningYesNoYes
Speedfastmediumfast

Quick start

Up and running in under two minutes.

  1. 1

    Create an API key

    Sign up and grab a key from the dashboard — $0.50 free credit, no card required.

    Get API key →
  2. 2

    Make your first request

    Drop in your key and send a chat completion — fully OpenAI-compatible.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gemini-3.6-flash",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Explain prompt caching in one paragraph."}
    ]
  }'
  3. 3

    Stream responses

    Add "stream": true to receive tokens as they arrive.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gemini-3.6-flash",
    "stream": true,
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

FAQ

Common questions about this model.

What is the context window of Gemini 3.6 Flash?

Gemini 3.6 Flash has a 1M-token context window — roughly 1542 pages of text in a single request.

How much does the Gemini 3.6 Flash API cost?

$2.02 per 1M input tokens and $10.13 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.20/1M — a 90% discount on repeated prompt prefixes. No subscription; you pay only for what you use.

Does Gemini 3.6 Flash support function calling?

Yes — Gemini 3.6 Flash supports tool/function calling and structured outputs (JSON mode), so it works with agent frameworks out of the box.

How do I use Gemini 3.6 Flash?

Kyma is OpenAI-compatible: point your SDK's base URL at https://kymaapi.com/v1, use your Kyma API key, and set the model to gemini-3.6-flash. Signing up is free and includes $0.50 of credit — no card required.

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