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Gemini 3.6 Flash price cut: output $7.50 → $3.75 per 1M tokens
Google's Gemini 3.6 Flash changed its list price between Jul 28, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026: input $1.50 → $0.75 and output $7.50 → $3.75 per 1M tokens (-50%).
What it means per task
Same tokens as today's measurement, old price vs new price.
| Task | Before | After | Per 1,000 tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 1.2¢ | 0.61¢ | $12.29 → $6.14 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.45¢ | 0.23¢ | $4.55 → $2.27 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 2.7¢ | 1.3¢ | $26.97 → $13.48 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 2.3¢ | 1.1¢ | $22.52 → $11.26 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 3.5¢ | 1.8¢ | $35.44 → $17.72 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.93¢ | 0.46¢ | $9.28 → $4.64 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 2.8¢ | 1.4¢ | $28.47 → $14.24 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 1.2¢ | 0.59¢ | $11.79 → $5.90 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 7.0¢ | 3.5¢ | $70.34 → $35.17 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 2.2¢ | 1.1¢ | $21.67 → $10.84 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 5.2¢ | 2.6¢ | $51.82 → $25.91 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 2.3¢ | 1.2¢ | $23.37 → $11.68 |
| Write a SQL query | 1.2¢ | 0.61¢ | $12.12 → $6.06 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $3.76 | $1.88 | $3,756 → $1,878 |