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Why use Gemini 3.6 Flash on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Gemini 3.6 Flash with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.75/1M input tokens. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Compare Gemini 3.6 Flash across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: google/gemini-3.6-flashgoogle/gemini-3.6-flashRequest example
google/gemini-3.6-flash.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "google/gemini-3.6-flash", not the LLMReference slug "gemini-3.6-flash".
Compare Gemini 3.6 Flash Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Google AI Studio | $1.50 | $7.50 |
| OpenRouter | $0.75 | $3.75 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.75 |
| Output tokens | $3.75 |
Capabilities
About Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash is Google DeepMind's generally available multimodal model. It accepts text, image, video, audio, and PDF inputs and returns text, with a 1,048,576-token context window, up to 65,536 output tokens, and Gemini API support for code execution, prompt caching, and batch processing. Compare it for Coding, Agents, Long context, Vision, and JSON / Tool use. In Google AI Studio, select Gemini 3.6 Flash when higher capability is the priority; select Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite when lower token cost and high throughput matter more.