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Gemini 3 family launches with regional pricing

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Google releases the Gemini 3 model family and introduces region-based token pricing.

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Gemini 3 Model Family — Regional Pricing

Gemini 3 model family launched: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview ($2/$12 per 1M), Gemini 3.5 Flash ($1.50/$9.00 per 1M), Gemini 3 Flash Preview ($0.50/$3.00 per 1M), and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite ($0.25/$1.50 per 1M). Regional (non-global) pricing introduced with 10% premium effective July 2026.

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Google Gemini API operates on a pure pay-per-token model with no subscription or seat fee — developers pay only for input and output tokens consumed, billed through Google Cloud.

Pricing model pure usagefreemium
Billing units tokensrequestsapi calls
Sales motion self serveplgsales led
Free tier
Yes
Commits
None
Transparency
public

Google pricing history

  1. Aug 2026
    Gemini 3.7 Flash launches; 3.6 Flash gets temporary 50% price cut
  2. Jul 2026
    Gemini Robotics ER 2 launches; Gemma 4 fine-tuning SKUs added
  3. Jul 2026
    Gemini 3.6 Flash & 3.5 Flash-Lite launched; Google AI Plus USD confirmed
  4. Jul 2026
    AlphaEvolve agent added to Vertex AI pricing
  5. Jul 2026
    Google AI Plus consumer tier added; 2.0 Flash line retired
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