Gemini 3.6 Flash output prices dropped 50% in August 2026, moving from $7.50 to $3.75 per million tokens. This adjustment stabilized the pricing for the Flash family, as subsequent versions like Gemini 3.7 and 3.8 Flash have maintained the $3.75 per million output token rate for standard paid tiers.
The introduction of Gemini 3.8 Flash brought more granular pricing options for enterprise buyers. Organizations can now choose between Batch, Standard, and Priority tiers, allowing for cost optimization based on processing speed requirements, with Batch input starting at just $0.38 per million tokens.
Gemini pricing history
| Date |
Plan |
Previous price |
New price |
| 2026-09-23 |
Gemini 3.8 Live / Extended Thinking — Standard Paid Tier text output |
$4.50 |
$4.50 |
| 2026-09-23 |
Gemini 3.8 Live / Extended Thinking — Standard Paid Tier text input |
$0.75 |
$0.75 |
| 2026-09-23 |
Gemini 3.8 Live / Extended Thinking — Standard Paid Tier image/video input |
$1 |
$1 |
| 2026-09-23 |
Gemini 3.8 Live / Extended Thinking — Standard Paid Tier audio output |
$12 |
$12 |
| 2026-09-23 |
Gemini 3.8 Live / Extended Thinking — Standard Paid Tier audio input |
$3 |
$3 |
| 2026-09-23 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash — Batch / Flex Paid Tier output |
$1.88 |
$1.88 |
| 2026-09-23 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash — Batch / Flex Paid Tier input |
$0.38 |
$0.38 |
| 2026-09-17 |
Gemini API — Enterprise |
Contact sales |
Contact sales |
| 2026-09-17 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash — Priority Paid Tier Output |
$6.75 |
$6.75 |
| 2026-09-17 |
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Standard Paid Tier Audio Output |
$21 |
$21 |
| 2026-09-17 |
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Standard Paid Tier Audio Input |
$3.50 |
$3.50 |
| 2026-09-16 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Output |
$3.75 |
$3.75 |
| 2026-09-16 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Input |
$0.75 |
$0.75 |
| 2026-09-16 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash — Priority Paid Tier Input |
$1.35 |
$1.35 |
| 2026-09-16 |
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Standard Paid Tier Audio Output |
$21 |
$21 |
| 2026-09-16 |
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Standard Paid Tier Audio Input |
$3.50 |
$3.50 |
| 2026-09-15 |
Gemini API — Paid |
Contact sales |
Contact sales |
| 2026-09-15 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Output |
$3.75 |
$3.75 |
| 2026-09-15 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Input |
$0.75 |
$0.75 |
| 2026-09-15 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash — Priority Paid Tier Input |
$1.35 |
$1.35 |
| 2026-09-03 |
Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid Tier - Input |
$1.50 |
$1.50 |
| 2026-08-29 |
Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid Output |
$9 |
$9 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini in BigQuery — Core features |
$0 |
$0 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini Code Assist Standard — Monthly commitment |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini Code Assist Standard — 12-month commitment |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini Code Assist Enterprise — Monthly commitment |
$0.07 |
$0.07 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini Code Assist Enterprise — 12-month commitment |
$0.06 |
$0.06 |
| 2026-08-07 |
Gemini Cloud Assist — Features for All Google Cloud Users |
$0 |
$0 |
| 2026-08-02 |
Gemini Code Assist Standard — Monthly commitment |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
| 2026-08-02 |
Gemini Code Assist Standard — 12-month commitment |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
| 2026-08-02 |
Gemini Code Assist Enterprise — Monthly commitment |
$0.07 |
$0.07 |
| 2026-08-02 |
Gemini Code Assist Enterprise — 12-month commitment |
$0.06 |
$0.06 |
NetLift has monitored the official Gemini pricing page since 2026-08-07. 32 change(s) recorded so far.
Current verified per-token prices
| Model / rate |
Price |
Unit |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid Tier - Input |
$1.50 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash — Standard Paid Output |
$9 |
per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Standard Paid Tier Audio Input |
$3.50 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — Standard Paid Tier Audio Output |
$21 |
per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash — Batch / Flex Paid Tier input |
$0.38 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Input |
$0.75 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash — Priority Paid Tier Input |
$1.35 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash — Batch / Flex Paid Tier output |
$1.88 |
per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash — Standard Paid Tier Output |
$3.75 |
per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash — Priority Paid Tier Output |
$6.75 |
per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Live / Extended Thinking — Standard Paid Tier text input |
$0.75 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Live / Extended Thinking — Standard Paid Tier image/video input |
$1 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Live / Extended Thinking — Standard Paid Tier audio input |
$3 |
per 1M input tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Live / Extended Thinking — Standard Paid Tier text output |
$4.50 |
per 1M output tokens |
| Gemini 3.8 Live / Extended Thinking — Standard Paid Tier audio output |
$12 |
per 1M output tokens |
How have Gemini Flash prices evolved?
Gemini 3.6 Flash saw a major price correction in late August 2026, halving the cost of output tokens to align with the newer Gemini 3.7 and 3.8 versions. The introduction of the Priority Paid Tier for Gemini 3.8 Flash indicates a new premium for high-availability needs, priced at $6.75 for output—nearly double the standard tier rate.
What are the costs for live and audio features?
Multimodal capabilities carry a higher price point, particularly for audio processing. Gemini 3.5 Live Translate audio output is the most expensive verified rate at $21 per million tokens. For newer live models, Gemini 3.8 Live audio output is priced at $12 per million tokens, while text-based input remains consistent with the Flash models at $0.75 per million tokens.
As Gemini token costs fluctuate and tiers multiply, measuring the net return of AI adoption requires tracking the delta between model spend and labor efficiency. NetLift enables finance teams to audit whether moving to the Gemini 3.8 Flash Batch tier provides the same output quality as Priority tiers, ensuring that cost-saving measures don't erode the time saved by your workforce.
Sources
All pricing on this page comes from official vendor pages: