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Gemini 3.8 Flash model page and pricing
Summary
Google's model page for gemini-3.8-flash and the Gemini API pricing page
(https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing), read on 2026-10-06. The model takes
1M tokens of multimodal input and returns text. Prices are introductory until the end
of 2026 and double on 2027-01-01.
Key points
- Input limit 1,048,576 tokens, output limit 65,536 tokens.
- Inputs: text, image, video, audio, PDF. Output: text only. No Live API, image, or audio generation.
- Supports caching, code execution, computer use (preview), file search, function calling, structured outputs, search grounding, URL context, and thinking levels (low, medium, high).
- Paid-tier standard prices per 1M tokens through 2026-12-31: $0.75 input, $3.75 output (including thinking), $0.075 cached input, $0.50 per 1M tokens per hour of cache storage.
- From 2027-01-01: $1.50 input, $7.50 output, $0.15 cached input, $1.00 storage.
- Google Search grounding: 5,000 free requests a month shared across Gemini 3.x models, then $14 per 1,000.
Why it matters
Gives dated specifications and prices for Google's current GA workhorse model. The scheduled price doubling affects cost planning for 2027.