# Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash is a model from Google, released on 21 Jul 2026. The context window is 1,048,576 tokens. The maximum output is 65,536 tokens. Pricing is $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens.

- Developer: Google
- Id: gemini-3.6-flash
- Reported: 2026-07-21T15:06:12.556Z
- Released: 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-09-09T00:57:21.275Z
  - [evidence link](https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard/website)
- Status: Released
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/google/gemini-3-6-flash/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Gemini 3.6 Flash?

The context window is 1,048,576 tokens. The maximum output is 65,536 tokens.

### How much does Gemini 3.6 Flash cost?

Pricing is $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens. Cached input is $0.075 per million.

### When was Gemini 3.6 Flash released?

On 21 Jul 2026.

- `gemini-3.6-flash` · batch · Context caching price: $0.50 / million token hours · / 1,000,000 tokens per hour (storage price)
- `gemini-3.6-flash` · flex · Context caching price: $0.50 / million token hours · / 1,000,000 tokens per hour (storage price)
- `gemini-3.6-flash` · priority · Context caching price: $0.50 / million token hours · / 1,000,000 tokens per hour (storage price)
- `gemini-3.6-flash` · standard · Context caching price: $0.50 / million token hours · / 1,000,000 tokens per hour (storage price)
## Timeline

- 2026-07-21T15:06:12.556Z · [Alex Getman](https://alexgetman.com/91/release-gemini-3-6-flash/)
> RELEASE: GEMINI 3.6 FLASH
> 
> Google just dropped Gemini 3.6 Flash in Google AI Studio, Vertex AI, and Antigravity CLI.
> 
> Key updates:
> • Knowledge cutoff jumped from January 2025 to March 2026
> • Output pricing dropped from $9 to $7.50 per million tokens
> 
> Benchmarks next.
- 2026-10-07T19:11:03.647Z · [Gemini · deprecations](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en)
- 2026-10-09T09:05:16.967Z · [Gemini · API changelog](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog#10-08-2026)
**Confirmed use**
- 2026-11-13T20:51:47.214Z · [Google · official articles · How Gemini Flash agents are helping a Michigan dairy farmer](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/using-gemini-to-manage-farm/)
> Michigan dairy farmer Paul Windemuller uses Gemini 3.6 Flash to automate his farm's complex data analysis, saving hours of manual spreadsheet work each day

## Evidence links

- [Gemini · API changelog](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog#10-08-2026)
- [Gemini · deprecations](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en)
- [review](https://aistudio.google.com/api-reference/models)
- [review](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/changelog)
- [gemini-model-index](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/models/gemini-3.6-flash)
- [gemini-pricing](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/pricing)
- [editorial](https://alexgetman.com/91/release-gemini-3-6-flash/)
- [Antigravity · model ids](https://antigravity.google/docs/models/)
- [Arena](https://arena.ai)
- [Artificial Analysis · benchmarks](https://artificialanalysis.ai/models)
- [Arena · leaderboards](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-6-flash-3-5-flash-lite-3-5-flash-cyber/)
- [Google · official articles · How Gemini Flash agents are helping a Michigan dairy farmer](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/using-gemini-to-manage-farm/)
- [vertex-google-models](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/google/model-garden/gemini-3.6-flash)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#gemini-3-6-flash)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#gemini-3.6-flash)
- [OpenCode · discovery](https://opencode.ai/data/google/gemini-3-6-flash)
- [Vercel AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/ai-gateway)
- [VoxelBench · leaderboard](https://voxelbench.ai/leaderboard)
- [DesignArena · uicomponent](https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard/ui-components)
- [designarena:website](https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard/website)
- [DesignArena · uicomponent](https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard?category=uicomponent)
- [DesignArena · website](https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard?category=website)

## Signals

- [qwen3.8-27b](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/13/qwen3-8-27b-2-2/)
- [Gemini 3.6 Flash spotted on DesignArena](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/09/gemini-3-6-flash/)