Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)
Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) is a Google model that accepts text, image, video, audio, and file inputs, which makes it suitable for mixed-media workloads without switching models. It offers a context window of 1,048,576 tokens and can return up to 65,536 tokens per completion, so long documents, transcripts, or video-derived inputs fit in a single request. It supports tool calling and reasoning. Structured output support is not specified in the available data. At $0.375 per million input tokens and $1.875 per million output tokens, it belongs on the shortlist for teams processing large volumes of multimodal or long-context material where cost per token matters. Its blended benchmark score of 56.1 comes from a single independent benchmark, so its standing against comparable models is only lightly tested. Buyers should run their own evaluations on representative tasks before committing.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 56.1 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-10-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 56.1 |
- Model ID
- google/gemini-3.6-flash:batch
- Vendor
- Released
- July 2026
- Tokenizer
- Gemini
- Input Modalities
- text, image, video, file, audio
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 65,536 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- ✓ accepts audio
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.38/M input and $1.88/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.28 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $5.62 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-30.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $0.38 | $1.88 | 1,048,576 |
| 2026-07-30 | $0.75 | $3.75 | 1,048,576 |
Category rankings
Where Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) places across the 7 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | TranscriptionVoice · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #12 | TTS ReplacementVoice · of 25 ranked | 115 |
| #15 | Audio SummarizationVoice · of 25 ranked | 146 |
| #21 | Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked | 120 |
| #21 | Video Auto-TaggingVideo · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #23 | Video SummarizationVideo · of 25 ranked | 146 |
| #24 | Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked | 132 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) cost?
- $0.38 per million input tokens and $1.88 per million output tokens.
- What is Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)'s context window?
- 1,048,576 tokens, roughly 1,572 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch) process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.