Gemini 3.8 Live API Pricing
Google · released 2026-09-15
Also searched as: 3.8 Live pricing
Gemini 3.8 Live price
0.075¢ / 1K
0.450¢ / 1K
0.169¢ / 1K
Single public source; verify on the official site
Official list price from Google, as recorded by models.dev
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.172¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.525¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0420 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0315 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $51.75 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.75) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $4.50).
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) | No public data yet | ||
| Epoch Mock AIME accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Epoch FrontierMath (T1–3) accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Arena text rating | No public data yet | ||
| Arena coding rating (human preference votes, not task accuracy) | No public data yet | ||
| Arena math rating | No public data yet | ||
| Arena WebDev rating | No public data yet | ||
More from Google
| Model | Released | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | 2026-10-13 | $4.00 |
| Nano Banana 2.1 | 2026-10-06 | $8.625 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS | 2026-09-22 | $2.625 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS | 2026-09-22 | $1.875 |
| Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking | 2026-09-15 | $1.6875 |
| Lyria 3.5 | 2026-09-03 | — |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 2026-09-02 | $1.50 |
| Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash | 2026-08-27 | $3.375 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Gemini 3.8 Live
Prices: Google's official list price as recorded by models.dev; benchmarks: see sources below; last synced 2026-11-06.
FAQ
Who develops Gemini 3.8 Live?
Gemini 3.8 Live is developed by Google, released 2026-09-15.
How much does Gemini 3.8 Live cost per million tokens?
Gemini 3.8 Live costs $0.75 per 1M input tokens and $4.50 per 1M output tokens ($1.6875 blended), per Google's official list price as recorded by models.dev.
What is the Gemini 3.8 Live API price?
The Gemini 3.8 Live API price is $0.75 per 1M input tokens and $4.50 per 1M output tokens ($1.6875 per 1M blended).
How much does Gemini 3.8 Live cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.172¢ on Gemini 3.8 Live, at $0.75/1M input and $4.50/1M output.
Is Gemini 3.8 Live free?
Gemini 3.8 Live's official API list price is $0.75 per 1M input tokens and $4.50 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Google's site for those.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing for Gemini 3.8 Live comes from models.dev and LiteLLM (open MIT-licensed catalogs); benchmark scores come from Epoch AI and LMArena (open CC BY 4.0 licenses) — see /data-sources/. Last synced 2026-11-06.