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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.

Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.38
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-10-13
Output Price
$1.88
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-10-13
Context Window
1,048,576
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 56.1 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-10-13. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
AI Index broad capability composite 56.1
Model ID
google/gemini-3.6-flash:batch
Vendor
google
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 →

JobTokensCost
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.

DateInput /MOutput /MContext
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 →

#CategoryScore
#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.

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