Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash

Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash

google · Released May 19, 2026 Frontier
Intelligence #6 / 590
88.9 Our Score
Speed #31 / 279
210.0 tokens / sec
Input #483 / 592
$1.50 per 1M tokens
Output #502 / 592
$9.00 per 1M tokens
Context #17 / 592
1M tokens

Analysis Summary

Gemini 3.5 Flash is Google's latest Flash-tier flagship, in the top 10 globally by intelligence index at 50.2. Its coding index of 70.1 and agentic index of 68.1 place it firmly in the top tier for software engineering and autonomous task execution. The model accepts text, image, file, audio, and video inputs, making it one of the most capable multimodal models available at this price point.

For businesses, the combination of near-frontier reasoning, strong coding, broad modality support, and a 1M token context window makes it suitable for a wide range of workloads: document analysis, code generation, agentic pipelines, and content production. Tool use and function calling are both supported. The agentic index is slightly below its intelligence and coding peers, which is worth monitoring for complex multi-step agent deployments.

At $1.50 input and $9.00 output per million tokens, it is priced accessibly for a model at this capability level. Google's infrastructure and enterprise support make it a practical default choice for teams wanting frontier performance without the cost of the heaviest flagship models.

Assessed June 30, 2026

Editorial notes

Gemini 3.5 Flash from Google pairs a 50.2 intelligence index with a 70.1 coding score, full multimodal input including audio and video, a 1M token context, and competitive pricing for a top-tier model.

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Performance Profile

Intelligence7.6Technical9.1Value6.8Content9
Intelligence 7.6/10
Technical 9.1/10
Content 9/10
Value 6.8/10

How Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash compares

Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash ranks #10 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #9 of 139 for coding, #28 of 293 for agentic tasks. Its 1M-token context window is larger than 97% of the models we list. At $1.50 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 18% of comparable models.

About Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash

Gemini 3.5 Flash is Google's high-efficiency multimodal model, bringing near-Pro level coding and reasoning at Flash-tier cost and speed. It is highly optimized for coding proficiency and parallel agentic execution..

Capabilities

Tool Use Function Calling Vision

Performance Indices

Source: Artificial Analysis

50.2 Intelligence Index
70.1 Coding Index
68.1 Agentic Index

Benchmark Scores

Intelligence

GPQA Diamond 92.2% Graduate-level scientific reasoning
HLE 41% Humanity's Last Exam
SciCode 53.1% Scientific computing

Technical

TerminalBench Hard 40.9% Agentic terminal tasks
τ²-Bench 95.3% Conversational agent benchmark

Content

IFBench 76.3% Instruction following
LCR 69.3% Long-context reasoning

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face

How does Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash stack up?

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Model Information

OpenRouter ID google/gemini-3.5-flash
Providergoogle
Model FamilyGemini 3
Release Date May 19, 2026
Context Length1,048,576 tokens
Max Completion65,536 tokens
Status Active

Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $1.50 $0.001500
Output $9.00 $0.009000

Live Performance

Live endpoint metrics, refreshed every 30 minutes.

99.6%
Avg Uptime
1,100ms
Best Latency (TTFT)
106 tok/s
Best Throughput
2/2
Active Endpoints
Available via: Google, Google AI Studio

Frequently asked questions about Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash

How much does Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash cost?

Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash costs $1.50 per million input tokens and $9.00 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).

Is Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash good for coding?

On our coding benchmark index, Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash ranks #9 of 139 models, placing it in the top quartile of the field for code generation and debugging.

What can Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash do?

Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash is developed by Google and was released on May 19, 2026.