Models

Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free)

Compare Gemini 3 Flash Preview from Google and Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) from Google on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Google · text, image, video, audio, pdf → text

Input$0.5 /M
Output$3 /M
Cache read$0.125 /M
Google logo
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free)
Google · text, image, video, audio, pdf → text

Input$0.5 /M
Output$3 /M
Cache read$0.125 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free)
Input /M
$0.5
$0.5
Output /M
$3
$3
Cache read /M
$0.125
$0.125
Context length
1,048,576
1,048,576
Max output
65,536
65,536
Time to First Token
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Throughput
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Modalities
textimagevideoaudiopdf
textimagevideoaudiopdf
Supported Parameters
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Gemini 3 Flash Preview
$75.00 /mo
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free)
$75.00 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Gemini 3 Flash Preview, Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free)?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview: $3/M output tokens; Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free): $3/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How large is each context window?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview accepts 1,048,576 and Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 65,536 tokens on Gemini 3 Flash Preview and 65,536 tokens on Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview accepts text, image, video, audio and PDF input; Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) accepts text, image, video, audio and PDF input.

Can I call Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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