Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (free)
Compare Gemini 3.8 Flash from Google and Gemini 3.8 Flash (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.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
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Performance Past 3 Days
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FAQ
How large is each context window?
Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts 1,048,576 and Gemini 3.8 Flash (free) accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 65,536 tokens on Gemini 3.8 Flash and 65,536 tokens on Gemini 3.8 Flash (free).
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts text, image, video, audio and PDF input; Gemini 3.8 Flash (free) accepts text, image, video, audio and PDF input.
Can I call Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash (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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