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Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google · Released Jul 21, 2026 · Closed weights

Fast Gemini model balancing multimodal reasoning, tool use, and cost

Strongest at
Writing
Top 19% of the past year's models · 2 of 4 benchmarks
Price per 1M tokens
$0.75 / $3.75
input / output · Google
Context window
1.05M
tokens in · 65.5K out
Since the last one
63 days
after Gemini 3.5 Flash
Lab announcement ↗Open in the timeline

Capability profile

Scored against 91 models released in the past year. 50 is the average model; further out is better.

This modelGemini 3.5 FlashMedian of the past year
5090Median of the past yearGemini 3.5 FlashCoding: 44 · Better than 23%Writing: 63 · Top 19%Reading & documents: 50 · Better than 47%Reasoning: 61 · Top 45%Math: 52 · Better than 36%Science: 63 · Better than 48%Visual reasoning: 57 · Top 45%Computer use: 66 · Better than 48%CodingWritingReadingReasoningMathScienceVisionComputer use
Coding44−3.2Better than 23%
Writing63+7.2Top 19%
Reading & documents50−5.9Better than 47%
Reasoning61−3.0Top 45%
Math52−1.5Better than 36%
Science63−1.9Better than 48%
Visual reasoning57−10.7Top 45%
Computer use66+13.1Better than 48%
Where these scores come from

Each capability combines the published benchmarks listed here, rescaled so 50 is the reference average and 15 points is one standard deviation. A hollow dot rests on a single benchmark.

Price against capability

The shaded corner holds anything better and cheaper. Prices blend input and output 3 to 1.

Nothing from the past year scores higher on Writing for less.

$0.3$1$3$10204060Kimi K3.1 Pro: 70, $4 per 1MClaude Haiku 5.5: 46, $0.2 per 1MMistral Large 4: 41, $2.06 per 1MGemini 4 Argon: 63, $4 per 1MGPT-6.1 Sol: 64, $4 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5.5: 55, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Sol: 61, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Luna: 22, $0.2 per 1MClaude Opus 5.5: 65, $8 per 1MGrok 4.7: 64, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 56, $0.21 per 1MGPT-6 Astra: 69, $20 per 1MMuse Spark 1.3: 65, $2 per 1MGemini 3.8 Flash: 65, $1.5 per 1MClaude Fable 5.1: 69, $20 per 1MGLM-5.3-Flash: 15, $0.24 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: 56, $0.32 per 1MQwen3.8 27B: 52, $1.12 per 1MGLM-5.3: 65, $2.15 per 1MGemini 3.7 Flash: 61, $1.5 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: 49, $0.99 per 1MQwen3.8 2.4T A95B: 62, $3 per 1MGrok 4.6: 44, $3 per 1MMuse Glimmer 30B: 59, $0.52 per 1MMuse Spark 1.2: 62, $2 per 1MQwen3.8 Max: 57, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 52, $0.15 per 1MClaude Opus 5: 64, $10 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53, $0.85 per 1MKimi K3: 64, $6 per 1MGPT-5.6 Terra: 57, $4.5 per 1MGPT-5.6 Sol: 65, $8 per 1MGPT-5.6 Luna: 53, $0.45 per 1MGrok 4.5: 44, $3 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5: 57, $4 per 1MGLM-5.2: 55, $2.15 per 1MKimi K2.7 Code: 23, $1.71 per 1MClaude Fable 5: 68, $20 per 1MClaude Opus 4.8: 62, $10 per 1MQwen3.7 Max: 48, $3.75 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro: 54, $1.19 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash: 52, $0.18 per 1MGPT-5.5: 64, $11.2 per 1MQwen3.6 27B: 16, $1.35 per 1MKimi K2.6: 56, $1.71 per 1MQwen3.6 Max Preview: 44, $2.92 per 1MGrok 4.3: 29, $1.56 per 1MGrok Build 0.1: 43, $1.25 per 1MClaude Opus 4.7: 61, $10 per 1MMuse Spark 1.1: 58, $2 per 1MGLM-5.1: 56, $2.15 per 1MGemma 4 31B IT: 54, $0.25 per 1MGemma 4 26B A4B IT: 51, $0.14 per 1MQwen3.6 Plus: 31, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.4 nano: 49, $0.46 per 1MGPT-5.4 mini: 52, $1.69 per 1MGPT-5.4: 63, $5.62 per 1MGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview: 43, $0.56 per 1MQwen3.5 35B-A3B: 39, $0.69 per 1MQwen3.5 27B: 52, $0.82 per 1MQwen3.5 122B-A10B: 47, $1.1 per 1MGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 57, $4.5 per 1MClaude Sonnet 4.6: 57, $6 per 1MQwen3.5 397B-A17B: 59, $1.35 per 1MGLM-5: 60, $1.55 per 1MClaude Opus 4.6: 56, $10 per 1MKimi K2.5: 62, $1 per 1MGLM-4.7: 58, $1 per 1MGemini 3 Flash Preview: 49, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.2 Codex: 46, $4.81 per 1MGPT-5.2: 59, $4.81 per 1MMistral Large 3: 38, $0.75 per 1MMinistral 3 14B: 28, $0.2 per 1MDeepSeek V3.2: 49, $0.32 per 1MKimi K2 Thinking: 61, $1.07 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash: 56, $3.38 per 1MGemini 3.6 Flash: 63, $1.5 per 1MGemini 3.6 FlashPrice per 1M tokens →↑ Writing$1$10204060Kimi K3.1 Pro: 70, $4 per 1MClaude Haiku 5.5: 46, $0.2 per 1MMistral Large 4: 41, $2.06 per 1MGemini 4 Argon: 63, $4 per 1MGPT-6.1 Sol: 64, $4 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5.5: 55, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Sol: 61, $4 per 1MGPT-6 Luna: 22, $0.2 per 1MClaude Opus 5.5: 65, $8 per 1MGrok 4.7: 64, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 56, $0.21 per 1MGPT-6 Astra: 69, $20 per 1MMuse Spark 1.3: 65, $2 per 1MGemini 3.8 Flash: 65, $1.5 per 1MClaude Fable 5.1: 69, $20 per 1MGLM-5.3-Flash: 15, $0.24 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: 56, $0.32 per 1MQwen3.8 27B: 52, $1.12 per 1MGLM-5.3: 65, $2.15 per 1MGemini 3.7 Flash: 61, $1.5 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: 49, $0.99 per 1MQwen3.8 2.4T A95B: 62, $3 per 1MGrok 4.6: 44, $3 per 1MMuse Glimmer 30B: 59, $0.52 per 1MMuse Spark 1.2: 62, $2 per 1MQwen3.8 Max: 57, $3 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 52, $0.15 per 1MClaude Opus 5: 64, $10 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53, $0.85 per 1MKimi K3: 64, $6 per 1MGPT-5.6 Terra: 57, $4.5 per 1MGPT-5.6 Sol: 65, $8 per 1MGPT-5.6 Luna: 53, $0.45 per 1MGrok 4.5: 44, $3 per 1MClaude Sonnet 5: 57, $4 per 1MGLM-5.2: 55, $2.15 per 1MKimi K2.7 Code: 23, $1.71 per 1MClaude Fable 5: 68, $20 per 1MClaude Opus 4.8: 62, $10 per 1MQwen3.7 Max: 48, $3.75 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Pro: 54, $1.19 per 1MDeepSeek V4 Flash: 52, $0.18 per 1MGPT-5.5: 64, $11.2 per 1MQwen3.6 27B: 16, $1.35 per 1MKimi K2.6: 56, $1.71 per 1MQwen3.6 Max Preview: 44, $2.92 per 1MGrok 4.3: 29, $1.56 per 1MGrok Build 0.1: 43, $1.25 per 1MClaude Opus 4.7: 61, $10 per 1MMuse Spark 1.1: 58, $2 per 1MGLM-5.1: 56, $2.15 per 1MGemma 4 31B IT: 54, $0.25 per 1MGemma 4 26B A4B IT: 51, $0.14 per 1MQwen3.6 Plus: 31, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.4 nano: 49, $0.46 per 1MGPT-5.4 mini: 52, $1.69 per 1MGPT-5.4: 63, $5.62 per 1MGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview: 43, $0.56 per 1MQwen3.5 35B-A3B: 39, $0.69 per 1MQwen3.5 27B: 52, $0.82 per 1MQwen3.5 122B-A10B: 47, $1.1 per 1MGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 57, $4.5 per 1MClaude Sonnet 4.6: 57, $6 per 1MQwen3.5 397B-A17B: 59, $1.35 per 1MGLM-5: 60, $1.55 per 1MClaude Opus 4.6: 56, $10 per 1MKimi K2.5: 62, $1 per 1MGLM-4.7: 58, $1 per 1MGemini 3 Flash Preview: 49, $1.12 per 1MGPT-5.2 Codex: 46, $4.81 per 1MGPT-5.2: 59, $4.81 per 1MMistral Large 3: 38, $0.75 per 1MMinistral 3 14B: 28, $0.2 per 1MDeepSeek V3.2: 49, $0.32 per 1MKimi K2 Thinking: 61, $1.07 per 1MGemini 3.5 Flash: 56, $3.38 per 1MGemini 3.6 Flash: 63, $1.5 per 1MGemini 3.6 FlashPrice per 1M tokens →↑ Writing

Google $0.75 / $3.75 · OpenRouter $0.75 / $3.75 · Cached input $0.075

Since Gemini 3.5 Flash

8 releases in the Gemini line.

Gemini 2.0 FlashDec 11, 2024160dGemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20May 20, 202528dGemini 2.5 FlashJun 17, 2025183dGemini 3 Flash PreviewDec 17, 2025153dGemini 3.5 FlashMay 19, 202663dGemini 3.6 FlashJul 21, 202623dGemini 3.7 FlashAug 13, 2026
Released63 days later
Price in / out$0.75 / $3.75−56%
Context1.05Msame
Coding44−3.2
Writing63+7.2
Reading & documents50−5.9
Reasoning61−3.0
Math52−1.5
Science63−1.9
Visual reasoning57−10.7
Computer use66+13.1

A newer release is out: Gemini 3.8 Flash.

ECI STANDING#41 of 270
SCORE154.53152.85–156.58 CI
FRONTIER LAGLaunched 7.3 months behindScores about what GPT-5.2 Pro did in December 2025.
SCORES LIKE THESE MODELSGemini 3.5 FlashGoogle DeepMind · May 2026154.88DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek · Jul 2026154.76Grok 4.7xAI · Sep 2026154.37Grok 4.5xAI · Jul 2026154.07
Full Epoch Capabilities Index ranking ↗

Epoch benchmark boards

Best result on each board it has run. The tick marks the leader.

GPQA diamond
94%#11 of 234
DTBench
96%#21 of 179
SimpleQA Verified
66%#13 of 85
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
94%#47 of 216
ARC-AGI
91%#25 of 107
WeirdML
56%#42 of 141
ARC-AGI-2
60%#33 of 103
Mystery Game Puzzles
30%#31 of 88
7 more boards
Chess Puzzles
42%#35 of 93
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
59%#43 of 90
ProofBench
36%#40 of 81
APEX-Agents
47%#31 of 51
FrontierCode
34%#30 of 46
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private
22%#49 of 72
Furniture Assembly
23%#30 of 35

Google's past year

37 release days in the past year, about one every 10 days. The next is expected around Nov 3, 2026. Forecasts ↗

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Specifications

RELEASE DATEJul 21, 2026
WEIGHTSClosed weights
CONTEXT WINDOW1.05M
MAX OUTPUT65.5K
REASONINGNot listed
TOOL CALLINGNot listed
INPUTStext, image/png, image/jpeg, image/webp, image/heic, image/heif, video/mp4, video/mpeg, video/mov, video/avi, video/x-flv, video/mpg, video/webm, video/wmv, video/3gpp, audio/wav, audio/mp3, audio/aiff, audio/aac, audio/ogg, audio/flac, audio/mpeg, audio/m4a, audio/l16, audio/opus, audio/alaw, audio/mulaw, audio/webm, application/pdf
OUTPUTStext

Models.dev record ↗

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