Gemini 3.5 Flash: release date and what it's for
Released , according to Google's changelog. Older and dearer than every Flash that followed it, because it never got the introductory rate. Move off it.
- Status
- Live
- Released
- Lab
- Input
- $1.50per million tokens
- Output
- $9per million tokens
- Context window
- 1.05Mtokens
- Max output
- 66Ktokens
API model ID: gemini-3.5-flash
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How Gemini 3.5 Flash compares on price and context
inputoutput
- GPT-6 Astra$10 / $50
- Claude Fable 5.1$10 / $50
- Gemini 3.5 Flash$1.50 / $9
- Muse Spark 1.3$1.25 / $4.25
- Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
- Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
- Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
how much it reads at once
- GPT-6 Astra1.05M
- Gemini 3.5 Flash1.05M
- Gemini 3.8 Flash1.05M
- Gemini 3.7 Flash1.05M
- Gemini 3.6 Flash1.05M
- Muse Spark 1.31.05M
- Claude Fable 5.11M
Next to the newest Google models and the current model from other labs. Prices are in US dollars per million tokens.
What is Gemini 3.5 Flash?
Gemini 3.5 Flash is a model from Google, built in the US. It's out, and you can use it today.
When did Gemini 3.5 Flash come out?
Google released it on May 19, 2026. That date comes from Google's changelog.
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- out /1M
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- out /1M
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- out /1M
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- context
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- in /1M
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- out /1M
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Gemini 3 Flash Preview
- in /1M
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- out /1M
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- context
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Gemini 4 Argon
- in /1M
- $2
- out /1M
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