Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) API Pricing
Google · released 2026-05-19 · merges 3 reasoning-effort tiers
Benchmarks shown for the highest-scoring reasoning tier. Merged tiers: Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium), Gemini 3.5 Flash (high), Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal).
Pricing
0.150¢ / 1K
0.900¢ / 1K
0.338¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.345¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | $0.0105 |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0840 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0630 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $103.50 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $1.50) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $9.00).
Benchmarks
#39 of 533
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes 3.0 Flash | 35.5 | $0.075 |
| Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta | 35.2 | $0.15 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 34.8 | $0.66 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 34.3 | $0.66 |
| Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) | 33.7 | $1.125 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.2 (max) | 33.7 | $2.15 |
| Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) | 33.7 | $2.00 |
| Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) | 33.7 | $1.125 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) | 33.6 | $3.375 |
| Motif 3 | 33.6 | — |
| GPT-5.3 Codex (xhigh) | 32.5 | $4.813 |
| Motif 3 (Beta) | 32.3 | — |
More from Google
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) | 40.9 | $1.50 |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash (medium) | 39.6 | $1.50 |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) | 34.0 | $1.50 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | 29.7 | $4.50 |
| Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) | 28.0 | $4.50 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Reasoning) | 26.3 | $1.125 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | 22.2 | $0.85 |
| Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) | 19.0 | — |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)?
Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) is developed by Google, released 2026-05-19.
How much does Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) cost per million tokens?
Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $9.00 per 1M output tokens ($3.375 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) rank on benchmarks?
Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) scores 33.6 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #39 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)?
Yes — Agnes 3.0 Flash scores similar intelligence (35.5) at $0.075/1M blended, versus $3.375/1M for Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.