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Gemini 3 Pro Preview on Vercel AI Gateway

Gemini 3 · Google DeepMind

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Why use Gemini 3 Pro Preview on Vercel AI Gateway?

Vercel AI Gateway offers Gemini 3 Pro Preview with pay-as-you-go pricing at $2.00/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.

Compare Gemini 3 Pro Preview across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use case
Input / 1M
$2.00
Output / 1M
$12.00
Cache
read $0.20
Batch
Not sourced

Setup recipe

Python + curl
Install
pip install openai
Auth
export AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...
Call
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
Model ID
google/gemini-3-pro-preview

Request example

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/gemini-3-pro-preview",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Gotchas

  • Use provider model ID "google/gemini-3-pro-preview", not the LLMReference slug "gemini-3-pro-preview".
  • creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
  • The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.

Compare Gemini 3 Pro Preview Across Providers

ProviderInput (per 1M)Output (per 1M)
GCP Vertex AI$2.00$12.00
Vercel AI Gateway$2.00$12.00

Pricing

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$12.00
Query$14.00

Capabilities

VisionMultimodalFunction CallingTool UseStructured Outputs

About Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Deprecated/shut down March 9, 2026. Vertex: $0.20/$12.00 (<=200K), $0.40/$18.00 (>200K). Migrate to Gemini 3.1 Pro.

FAQ

What does Gemini 3 Pro Preview cost on Vercel AI Gateway?

On Vercel AI Gateway, Gemini 3 Pro Preview costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $12 per 1M output tokens.

What is the context window for Gemini 3 Pro Preview on Vercel AI Gateway?

Gemini 3 Pro Preview supports a 1,000,000 token context window on Vercel AI Gateway.

How does Vercel AI Gateway compare to other Gemini 3 Pro Preview providers?

Gemini 3 Pro Preview is available from 2 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $2.00/1M tokens from GCP Vertex AI.

What API model ID do I use for Gemini 3 Pro Preview on Vercel AI Gateway?

Use the model ID google/gemini-3-pro-preview when calling Vercel AI Gateway's API.

Who created Gemini 3 Pro Preview?

Gemini 3 Pro Preview was created by Google DeepMind as part of the Gemini 3 model family.

Is Gemini 3 Pro Preview open source?

Gemini 3 Pro Preview is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.

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Model Specs

Released2025-09-01
Context1M
ArchitectureDecoder Only

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