Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash provider comparison

google/gemini-3.6-flash

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...

Endpoints:: 6
Context:: 1M
Input:: text, image, video, file, audio
Output:: text

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At a glance

Comparison winners

Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens using the latest published median speed data.

Best cost/speed trade-off

Google AI Studiogoogle-ai-studio

$3.5 / 1M tokens

5.69 s estimated response

Cheapest

Google Vertexgoogle-vertex/global/flex

$1.75 / 1M tokens

$0.002625 for the sample request

Fastest

Google AI Studiogoogle-ai-studio

5.69 s estimated response

$3.5 / 1M tokens

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Compare published endpoint pricing and estimated response time visually.

Effective price by endpoint

USD per 1 million tokens for input and output. Lower is better.

Google Vertex has the lowest estimated cost for 1,000 input and 500 output tokens at $0.002625.

Estimated cost vs. response time

Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens. Cost is shown in USD per 1 million tokens. Lower and further left is better; the single best cost/speed trade-off appears at full opacity.

2 providers have complete pricing and speed data. Google AI Studio is closest to the ideal combination of lowest cost and fastest response.

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Provider endpoints

Prompt and completion prices are effective USD per token as published by OpenRouter. Missing speed data never removes an endpoint.

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Endpoint comparison for Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash
Provider / route	Pricing ↗	Benchmarks	API support
Provider / route Google Vertex (0) `google-vertex/global` 1M contextunknown65.5K max output	Pricing Input $1.5 / 1M Output $7.5 / 1M Cache $0.15 / 1M Blended $3.5 / 1M	Benchmarks Speed— Worst comparable value 51.31 s TTFT— Best comparable value 1.31 s TPS— Worst comparable value 10.0 tok/s Uptime— Best comparable value 99.87%	API support Tool calling Tool choice Structured output Parallel calls 10 parameters include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, reasoning_effort, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, tool_choice, tools
Provider / route Google Vertex (0) `google-vertex/global/flex` 1M contextunknown65.5K max output Cheapest	Pricing Input $0.75 / 1M Output $3.75 / 1M Cache $0.075 / 1M Blended— Best comparable value $1.75 / 1M	Benchmarks Speed N/a TTFT N/a TPS N/a Uptime— Best comparable value 99.87%	API support Tool calling Tool choice Structured output Parallel calls 10 parameters include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, reasoning_effort, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, tool_choice, tools
Provider / route Google Vertex (0) `google-vertex/global/priority` 1M contextunknown65.5K max output	Pricing Input $2.7 / 1M Output $13.5 / 1M Cache $0.27 / 1M Blended— Worst comparable value $6.3 / 1M	Benchmarks Speed N/a TTFT N/a TPS N/a Uptime— Best comparable value 99.87%	API support Tool calling Tool choice Structured output Parallel calls 10 parameters include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, reasoning_effort, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, tool_choice, tools
Provider / route Google AI Studio (0) `google-ai-studio` 1M contextunknown65.5K max output FastestBest cost/speed trade-off	Pricing Input $1.5 / 1M Output $7.5 / 1M Cache $0.15 / 1M Blended $3.5 / 1M	Benchmarks Speed— Best comparable value 5.69 s TTFT— Worst comparable value 1.59 s TPS— Best comparable value 122.0 tok/s Uptime— Worst comparable value 99.07%	API support Tool calling Tool choice Structured output Parallel calls 11 parameters include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, reasoning_effort, response_format, seed, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_p
Provider / route Google AI Studio (0) `google-ai-studio/flex` 1M contextunknown65.5K max output	Pricing Input $0.75 / 1M Output $3.75 / 1M Cache $0.075 / 1M Blended— Best comparable value $1.75 / 1M	Benchmarks Speed N/a TTFT N/a TPS N/a Uptime— Worst comparable value 99.07%	API support Tool calling Tool choice Structured output Parallel calls 11 parameters include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, reasoning_effort, response_format, seed, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_p
Provider / route Google AI Studio (0) `google-ai-studio/priority` 1M contextunknown65.5K max output	Pricing Input $2.7 / 1M Output $13.5 / 1M Cache $0.27 / 1M Blended— Worst comparable value $6.3 / 1M	Benchmarks Speed N/a TTFT N/a TPS N/a Uptime— Worst comparable value 99.07%	API support Tool calling Tool choice Structured output Parallel calls 11 parameters include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, reasoning_effort, response_format, seed, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_p

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Endpoint data fetched Jul 21, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC.

Gemini 3.6 Flash deployment guide

How to choose a Gemini 3.6 Flash inference provider

Gemini 3.6 Flash is indexed here as a text model by Google, with 6 provider endpoints from Google Vertex, Google AI Studio. The comparison preserves each exact OpenRouter routing tag so pricing and performance observations can be connected to the route an application would actually request.

Match the endpoint to the workload

The model publishes a 1M-token context window. It accepts text, image, video, file, audio input and returns text output. 12 distinct supported parameters appear across the listed routes. Confirm limits on the specific endpoint rather than assuming every host exposes the same configuration.

Compare the real request economics

Google Vertex currently has the lowest estimated cost for the standard 1,000-input/500-output-token sample at $0.002625. Input-heavy and output-heavy applications can produce a different result, so review both per-million-token prices in the endpoint table.

Balance response start and generation speed

Google AI Studio currently has the shortest estimated 500-token response at 5.69 seconds. Google AI Studio is the single endpoint closest to the current ideal cost/speed combination. Recent observations can change, so validate finalists with your own prompts.