Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)

Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)

google · Released Jul 21, 2026 NEW
Intelligence #310 / 699
33.5 our score
Speed
Not reported
Input Price #398 / 701
$0.375 per 1M tokens
Output Price #426 / 701
$1.88 per 1M tokens
Context #36 / 701
1M tokens

Analysis Summary

Gemini 3.6 Flash batch supports text, image, file, audio, and video input with a context window exceeding one million tokens. Tool use and function calling make it suitable for multimodal campaign analysis, large document workflows, media review, and structured automation across client systems.

The listed $0.75 input and $3.75 output pricing gives it a useful volume profile compared with premium reasoning models. Its limitation is evidential rather than operational: this batch variant has no independent benchmark record, so its reasoning quality, coding performance, and tool-call reliability are not established here.

It is a strong candidate for a controlled multimodal pilot. Use human review for customer-facing copy and autonomous actions until reliability is demonstrated.

Assessed August 9, 2026

Editorial notes

Gemini 3.6 Flash batch supports million-token multimodal context, audio and video input, tool use, and function calling, but this variant lacks independent benchmark evidence.

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DFO Verdict

Gemini 3.6 Flash batch supports million-token multimodal context, audio and video input, tool use, and function calling, but this variant lacks independent benchmark evidence.

#310 of 699 overall Down 27 this week

How Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) compares

Its 1M-token context window is larger than 95% of the models we list. At $0.38 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 43% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 56% of models #310
Price: cheaper than 43% of models #398
Context: larger than 95% of models #36
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) $0.38 in $1.88 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out
SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 $2.00 in $6.00 out
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max $2.00 in $6.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens
Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) 1M

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0Technical0Value7.3Content6.2
Performance profile

Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.

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Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.38 $0.000375
Output $1.88 $0.001875

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

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About Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)

Gemini 3.6 Flash is a high-efficiency model from Google for coding, agentic workflows, and web and app development. It is designed to produce polished outputs with fewer unnecessary edits and..

Frequently asked questions about Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)

How much does Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) cost?

Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) costs $0.38 per million input tokens and $1.88 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)?

Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).

What can Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) do?

Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)?

Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) is developed by Google and was released on July 21, 2026.

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