Gemini 3.6 Flash API

google/gemini-3.6-flash
Gemini 3.5 Flash model narrows the gap between Flash-tier speed and Pro-level reasoning.
Context
1.05M tokens
Input
$1.95 / 1M tokens
Output
$9.75 / 1M tokens
Released
Jul 21, 2026

How to use Gemini 3.6 Flash API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to google/gemini-3.6-flash.

import requests

r = requests.post(
   "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
   headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
   json={
     "model": "google/gemini-3.6-flash",
     "messages": [
       {
         "role": "user",
         "content": "Hello!"
       }
     ]
   },
)
print(r.json())

const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions", {
 method: "POST",
 headers: {
   Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
   "Content-Type": "application/json",
 },
 body: JSON.stringify({
   "model": "google/gemini-3.6-flash",
   "messages": [
     {
       "role": "user",
       "content": "Hello!"
     }
   ]
 }),
});
console.log(await r.json());

curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"model":"google/gemini-3.6-flash","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Gemini 3.6 Flash API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$1.95 / 1M tokens
Output
$9.75 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.195 / 1M tokens

Google Search grounding billed separately at $0.0455 per call.

Gemini 3.6 Flash Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Intelligence
34.3
Composite score across standardised reasoning, knowledge and problem-solving evaluations, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 12, 2026
Coding
69.2
Composite score across standardised coding evaluations, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 12, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$1.95 / 1M tokens
$9.75 / 1M tokens
1.05M tokens
Reasoning + agents
$2.6 / 1M tokens
$13 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Balanced coding + agents
$3.9 / 1M tokens
$19.5 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Long-context, multimodal & agentic workflows
$0.26 / 1M tokens
$1.56 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Fast, high-volume tasks

Frequently asked questions

Gemini 3.6 Flash has a 1,048,576 tokens context window and can return up to 65,536 tokens.

Gemini 3.6 Flash takes image, text as input and returns text.

Use google/gemini-3.6-flash as the model id. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

Gemini 3.6 Flash became available on July 21, 2026.

Gemini 3.6 Flash is priced at input $1.95 / 1M tokens, output $9.75 / 1M tokens, cached input $0.195 / 1M tokens.

Yes, Gemini 3.6 Flash can stream responses as they are generated.

Yes, Gemini 3.6 Flash accepts image input alongside text.

Gemini 3.6 Flash was built by Google.

Yes, it includes reasoning as one of its supported features and capabilities.

No, it is accessed through Google's hosted API endpoint rather than run locally.

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