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Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google Release: 2026-07-21 Tested on: 2026-07-21 16:31 google/gemini-3.6-flash::high
~500B total (~20B active)MoEClosedEstimated
(high) (medium) (low)

Summary

Gemini 3.6 Flash scores 9.7 on AI BENCHY and ranks #2. It has 10.0 reliability, a 98.5% pass rate, $1.785 total cost, and 14.88s average response time.

What makes Gemini 3.6 Flash unique: It stands out most in Domain specific, where it ranks #1, while Instructions following is its weakest area at #10. It is one of the highest-ranked models overall. It uses unusually many reasoning tokens, which can help explain its slower or more expensive runs.

Model facts

Researched on 2026-08-12

Estimated
Parameters
~500B total (~20B active)
Architecture
MoE
Availability
Closed
License
-

Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. Google does not disclose parameter counts.

Parameter source Availability source

Score

9.7

Consistency

9.6

Reliability

10.0

Total Cost (Current Price)

$1.785

Total Output Tokens

220,346

Total Input Tokens

87,819

Input Price

$1.500 / 1M

Output Price

$7.500 / 1M

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 1

Attempt pass rate: 98.5%

Flaky tests

1

Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).

Response Time (avg)

14.88s

Response Time (max): 88.00s

Response Time (total): 327.37s

Wrong answer: 1

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#2 Gemini 3.6 Flash

high
Cost
$0.141
Time
113.7s
Tokens
18,776 tok

Run history

Tested on Score Reliability Tests Correct Total Cost Compare
2026-08-14 02:51 Re-test 9.9 10.0 $0.699 ↓ Compare
2026-08-02 09:19 Re-test 10.0 10.0 $1.305 Compare
2026-07-21 16:31 Initial run 9.7 10.0 $1.785 Current run

Price History

Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.

Date Input Price Output Price
2026-07-21 16:32 $1.500 / 1M $7.500 / 1M

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Anti-AI Tricks 10.0 10.0
Coding 10.0 10.0
Combined 10.0 10.0
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 10.0 10.0
General Intelligence 10.0 10.0
Instructions following 9.9 10.0
Puzzle Solving 10.0 10.0
Tool Calling 10.0 10.0
Trivia 4.7 1.6

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