Google APIStableChecked 2026-09-03Official source ↗

Gemini 3.8 Flash pricing, context window, and cost calculator

Google's current stable Gemini 3.8 Flash multimodal API model with tracked temporary pricing.

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Quick facts

API access providerGoogle
API model IDgemini-3.8-flash
Default input / 1M$0.75
Default output / 1M$3.75
Context window1,048,576
Default profilestandard
Acceptstext, image, video, audio
Producestext
StatusStable
Maximum output65,536 tokens

Supported capabilities

  • Streaming
  • Function calling
  • Structured outputs
  • Prompt caching
  • Batch API
  • Reasoning

Only capabilities explicitly tracked from provider documentation are shown.

Source-tracked rates

Verified pricing profiles

Amounts are USD per 1M tokens unless the column states an hourly storage unit.

ProfileInput / 1MCached input / 1MOutput / 1MNotes
standardDefault$0.75 USD$0.075 USD$3.75 USDUsed for default estimates.
batch$0.375 USD$0.0375 USD$1.875 USDTracked separately; select explicitly when modeling this profile.
priority$1.35 USD$0.135 USD$6.75 USDTracked separately; select explicitly when modeling this profile.

Temporary pricing: Current tracked pricing is effective through 2026-12-31.

Future pricing: A separate verified record becomes effective 2027-01-01.

Workload estimate

Gemini 3.8 Flash cost calculator

Change the workload assumptions. The calculator uses the same shared pricing resolver as StackLens Compare.

Estimated monthly total$26.25
Monthly input cost
$7.50
Monthly output cost
$18.75
Per 1,000 requests
$2.625
Active profile
standard

Estimate excludes untracked provider-specific charges.

Explicit assumptions

Common workload examples

Input only

1M input tokens

$0.75 under the standard profile, excluding output and other charges.

Output only

1M output tokens

$3.75 under the standard profile, excluding input and other charges.

Default workload

10,000 monthly requests

At 1,000 input and 500 output tokens per request: $26.25 under standard.

Cache scenario

50% cached input

The same default workload with 50% cached input is estimated at $22.88. Cache savings apply only to the tracked cached-input rate.

Verification

Sources and methodology

Pricing and limits are source-tracked and may change. Verify current values with the provider before making production purchasing decisions.

Calculator profile rule: standard is the verified default.