Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview by Google is designed for versatile tasks, accepting inputs in text, images, files, audio, and video. It can handle extensive context with a 1MB limit per input and supports reasoning and tools integration, though structured output is not currently available. This model stands as a strong contender for those requiring comprehensive modalities and robust context handling but should be considered within budget constraints; its blended benchmark score of 44.7 places it in the upper range but may be too costly for more frequent users due to high token pricing, making it better suited for projects with significant value from its advanced capabilities.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 44.7 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-07-25. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 45.2 |
- Model ID
- google/gemini-3-flash-preview
- Vendor
- Released
- December 2025
- Tokenizer
- Gemini
- Input Modalities
- text, image, file, audio, video
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 65,535 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- ✓ accepts audio
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.50/M input and $3.00/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.02 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.40 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $8.50 |
Category rankings
Where Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview places across the 6 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | TranscriptionVoice · of 22 ranked | 123 |
| #6 | Audio SummarizationVoice · of 22 ranked | 145 |
| #14 | TTS ReplacementVoice · of 22 ranked | 115 |
| #16 | Video SummarizationVideo · of 25 ranked | 145 |
| #19 | Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked | 120 |
| #21 | Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked | 132 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview cost?
- $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens.
- What is Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview's context window?
- 1,048,576 tokens, roughly 1,572 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.