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Gemini 3.6 Flash: release date and what it's for

Released July 21, 2026, according to Google's changelog. July's Flash. Google shipped three of these in seven weeks, all priced identically.

Status: Live
Released: Jul 21, 2026
Lab: Google
Input: $0.75per million tokens
Output: $3.75per million tokens
Context window: 1.05Mtokens
Max output: 66Ktokens

API model ID: gemini-3.6-flash

What we've written about Gemini 3.6 Flash

September 23, 2026

Gemini models explained: 3.8 Flash vs Flash-Lite vs 3.1 Pro, with every release date

Google has shipped six Flash and Flash-Lite models since May, but the newest Pro you can call is still a February preview.

How Gemini 3.6 Flash compares on price and context

Price per million tokens

inputoutput

GPT-6 Astra$10 / $50
Claude Fable 5.1$10 / $50
Muse Spark 1.3$1.25 / $4.25
Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.30 / $2.50

Context window, in tokens

how much it reads at once

Next to the newest Google models and the current model from other labs. Prices are in US dollars per million tokens.

What is Gemini 3.6 Flash?

Gemini 3.6 Flash is a model from Google, built in the US. It's out, and you can use it today.

When did Gemini 3.6 Flash come out?

Google released it on July 21, 2026. That date comes from Google's changelog.

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Gemini 3.8 Flash

in /1M: $0.75
out /1M: $3.75
context: 1.05M

Gemini 3.7 Flash

in /1M: $0.75
out /1M: $3.75
context: 1.05M

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

in /1M: $0.30
out /1M: $2.50
context: 1.05M

Gemini 3.5 Flash

in /1M: $1.50
out /1M: $9
context: 1.05M

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

in /1M: $0.25
out /1M: $1.50
context: 1.05M

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

in /1M: $2
out /1M: $12
context: 1.05M

Gemini 3 Flash Preview

in /1M: $0.50
out /1M: $3
context: 1.05M

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Gemini 4 Argon

in /1M: $2
out /1M: $10

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Updated 2026-10-19 20:32 UTC.