Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview

google · Released Dec 17, 2025 Professional
Intelligence #14 / 590
82.0 Our Score
Speed #40 / 278
195.0 tokens / sec
Input #381 / 590
$0.500 per 1M tokens
Output #436 / 590
$3.00 per 1M tokens
Context #17 / 590
1M tokens

Analysis Summary

Google Gemini 3 Flash Preview sits at an intelligence index of 37.8, placing it in the very strong tier just below the top flagship models. Its coding performance is exceptional for a Flash-class model, with livecodebench at 0.908 and a math index of 97. The agentic index of 59.5 and tau2 of 0.804 confirm reliable multi-step task handling. The 1M token context window is a major practical advantage for long-document and codebase analysis.

For businesses, this model covers a wide range of workloads: software engineering assistance, autonomous agents, long-document analysis, and multimodal content tasks (image, audio, video, file input all supported). Instruction following (ifbench 0.780) and long-context reasoning (lcr 0.663) are both strong. The main trade-off is pricing: at $0.50 input and $3.00 output, it is not the cheapest Flash-tier option.

Teams needing broad capability breadth, a massive context window, and multimodal input in a single model will find Gemini 3 Flash Preview a strong fit. It is a Google-backed model with full enterprise support, making it a low-risk production choice.

Assessed June 30, 2026

Editorial notes

Gemini 3 Flash Preview from Google delivers near-frontier reasoning with a 1M token context, full multimodal input (image, audio, video, file), and strong coding and agentic scores at a competitive price for its capability tier.

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Performance Profile

Intelligence6.2Technical7.8Value7.3Content8.2
Intelligence 6.2/10
Technical 7.8/10
Content 8.2/10
Value 7.3/10

How Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview compares

Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview ranks #42 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #64 of 293 for agentic tasks. Its 1M-token context window is larger than 97% of the models we list. At $0.50 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 35% of comparable models.

About Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a high speed, high value thinking model designed for agentic workflows, multi turn chat, and coding assistance. It delivers near Pro level reasoning and tool..

Capabilities

Tool Use Function Calling Vision

Performance Indices

Source: Artificial Analysis

37.8 Intelligence Index
59.5 Agentic Index
97 Math Index

Benchmark Scores

Intelligence

GPQA Diamond 89.8% Graduate-level scientific reasoning
HLE 34.7% Humanity's Last Exam
MMLU Pro 89% Multi-task language understanding
AIME 2025 97% Competition mathematics (2025)
SciCode 50.6% Scientific computing

Technical

LiveCodeBench 90.8% Live coding evaluation
TerminalBench Hard 38.6% Agentic terminal tasks
τ²-Bench 80.4% Conversational agent benchmark

Content

IFBench 78% Instruction following
LCR 66.3% Long-context reasoning

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face

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Model Information

OpenRouter ID google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Providergoogle
Model FamilyGemini 3
Release Date December 17, 2025
Context Length1,048,576 tokens
Max Completion65,535 tokens
Status Active

Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.50 $0.000500
Output $3.00 $0.003000

Live Performance

Live endpoint metrics, refreshed every 30 minutes.

98.4%
Avg Uptime
1,086ms
Best Latency (TTFT)
70 tok/s
Best Throughput
2/2
Active Endpoints
Available via: Google, Google AI Studio

Frequently asked questions about Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview

How much does Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview cost?

Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview?

Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).

What can Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview do?

Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview?

Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview is developed by Google and was released on December 17, 2025.