Gemini 3.6 Flash
Google's 1M-context workhorse Gemini model, faster and cheaper than 3.5 Flash, launched alongside 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.5 Flash Cyber.
Overview
Gemini 3.6 Flash launched July 21, 2026 alongside Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber, priced at $1.50/million input and $7.50/million output tokens. It keeps a 1,048,576-token context window with a 64,000-token output cap, moves the knowledge cutoff to March 2026, accepts text, image, video, audio, and PDF input, and uses about 17% fewer output tokens than 3.5 Flash while scoring higher on coding, long-context, and computer-use benchmarks at roughly 280 tokens/second. It was superseded three weeks later by Gemini 3.7 Flash.
This is a sourced directory entry. Features and capabilities are reported in the linked sources; this entry does not document independent Aymorphic testing.
Key features
- 1,048,576-token context window, 64,000-token max output
- Knowledge cutoff moved forward to March 2026
- Multimodal input: text, image, video, audio, PDF
- ~17% fewer output tokens than 3.5 Flash at higher coding/long-context/computer-use scores
- ~280 tokens/second generation speed
Use cases
- General-purpose coding and agentic workloads needing large context
- Computer-use tasks
- Cost-sensitive production traffic prior to the 3.7 Flash upgrade
Pricing
$1.50/million input tokens, $7.50/million output tokens.
Pricing reflects the source record and may change. Confirm current terms with the provider.
Dates and sources
- Released
- 21 Jul 2026
- Record updated
- 23 Sept 2026
- Record last checked
- 23 Sept 2026