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Gemini 3 versions compared

Every Gemini 3 version in one table: input, output and cached prices, context window, benchmark scores, and what a month of your usage costs on each one.

The short version

  • Gemini 3.8 Flash costs 150% more than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite per output token
  • Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the cheapest version in this line at $0.875 per million blended tokens

Every Gemini 3 version in one table

Prices are read live from the provider pricing pages, so this table cannot go stale.

VersionTierStatusReleasedInputOutputCachedContextBlended /1MSample /mo
Gemini 3.8 FlashLatest
3.8
Introductory pricing: $0.75 / $3.75 / $0.075 through 2026-12-31, then $1.50 / $7.50 / $0.15 from 2027-01-01.
Price your own usage
FastActive—$0.750$3.75$0.0751,000K$2.25$2.63
3.1
Price your own usage
FlagshipActive—$2.00$12.00$0.2001,000K$7.00$13.00Long context ≥200,000
Gemini 3.1 Flash-LiteCheapest
3.1
Price your own usage
LiteActive—$0.250$1.50$0.0251,000K$0.875$1.00

Sample cost = 1M input + 500K output tokens per month at list price. A model with a long-context band is priced on that band — the rule is printed in the row. Use the calculator below for your own workload.

What changed at each step

Only the differences we can prove from the pricing and score records — a price that moved, a context window that grew, a benchmark both versions report.

  1. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview→Gemini 3.8 Flash
    • Input price down 62% ($2.00 → $0.750)
    • Output price down 69% ($12.00 → $3.75)
    • Cached price down 62% ($0.200 → $0.075)
  2. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite→Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
    • Input price up 700% ($0.250 → $2.00)
    • Output price up 700% ($1.50 → $12.00)
    • Cached price up 700% ($0.025 → $0.200)

Benchmark scores

Only one version of this line has a verifiable score set so far, so there is nothing to compare it against yet.

Which version to use

  • Top of the line: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
  • Throughput tier: Gemini 3.8 Flash
  • Cheapest tier: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

What your usage would cost

Adjust the monthly volume — every version of the line recomputes instantly.

Gemini 3.8 Flash
$67.50/mo
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
$200/mo
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
$25.00/mo

List price only: cached input, batch discounts and off-peak rates are not included. The sample column prices 1M input + 500K output tokens per month.

Sources

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