Gemini 3.8 Flash API Pricing
Google · Mid-tier · Proprietary · released 2026-09. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-09-06.
- Input: $0.75 per 1M tokens
- Output: $3.75 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (input/output): $0.38 / $1.88
- Prompt-cache read: $0.07
- Context window: 1M
Cost per request by business use case
List price vs optimized (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads, only where the provider publishes those rates).
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | Cost/req (list) | Cost/req (optimized) | Monthly @100K req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $0.0030 | $0.0024 | $239 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $0.0045 | $0.0036 | $356 |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $0.012 | $0.0057 | $570 |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $0.0086 | $0.0083 | $829 |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $0.0097 | $0.0087 | $874 |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $0.0034 | $0.0016 | $155 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $0.0041 | $0.0020 | $200 |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $0.016 | $0.013 | $1.3K |
Gemini 3.8 Flash pricing by host
A host is a company that runs the model and sells it by the token — the lab that made it, a cloud platform like Amazon Bedrock, Azure or Vertex, or an independent provider. One model, several sellers, and often several prices. This model is sold by 2 different hosts. The price quoted above is the one we publish so that models stay comparable; it is not necessarily the cheapest way to buy this model. List prices as published on 2026-09-06 via OpenRouter — negotiated rates, committed-use discounts and provisioned capacity are not shown.
| Host | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Google AI Studio (the price shown above) | $0.75 | $3.75 |
| Google (the price shown above) | $0.75 | $3.75 |
Common questions about Gemini 3.8 Flash pricing
- How much does Gemini 3.8 Flash cost?
- Gemini 3.8 Flash costs $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens on the API.
- Does Gemini 3.8 Flash offer batch or cached pricing?
- Yes. Batch API pricing is $0.38/M input and $1.88/M output. Prompt-cache reads cost $0.07/M.
- What would Gemini 3.8 Flash cost per month?
- For a support-ticket workload (1,500 input + 500 output tokens per request) at 100K requests/month, Gemini 3.8 Flash costs about $300 at list prices.
These are list prices: real cost also depends on caching, batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and existing contracts. Get a FinOps review from OptimNow or compare all models.
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