Google, proprietary

# Gemini 3 Flash Preview

> Gemini 3 Flash Preview by Google, released December 2025. Ranked #40 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 52.3. API: $0.50 in / $3 out per M tokens. 1.05M context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-flash-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Gemini 3 Flash Preview Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Gemini 3 Flash Preview by Google ranks 40th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 52.3. Its strongest category is multimodal, where it ranks 16th. API pricing starts at $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens, with a 1.05M-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #40 of 354
- **Index score:** 52.3
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 59 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google)
- **Released:** December 17, 2025
- **Weights:** Proprietary
- **Reasoning:** Yes
- **Context window:** 1.05M
- **Max output:** 66K
- **Input price:** $0.50 / M
- **Output price:** $3 / M
- **Blended price:** $1.13 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #100 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** January 2025
- **Input:** text, image, video, audio, pdf

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Gemini 3 Flash Preview category scores

1.  Coding 50.9
2.  Agentic & Tool Use 38.7
3.  Reasoning 49.2
4.  Math 51.7
5.  Knowledge 58.8
6.  Multimodal 45.5
7.  Multilingual 55.7
8.  Instruction Following 75.7
9.  Long Context 44.4
10.  Writing & Preference 65.5
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Gemini 3 Flash Preview category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 50.9 | #42 | 7 |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 38.7 | #29 | 8 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 49.2 | #37 | 9 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 51.7 | #55 | 6 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 58.8 | #33 | 4 |
| [Multimodal](https://noometry.com/best/multimodal) | 45.5 | #16 | 4 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 55.7 | #27 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 75.7 | #56 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 44.4 | #67 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 65.5 | #45 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Gemini 3 Flash Preview places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Gemini 3 Flash Preview: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 55.7 | +8.3 | #27 of 297, top 10% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 58.8 | +21.5 | #33 of 314, top 11% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 49.2 | +25.6 | #37 of 350, top 11% |

### Weakest categories

Gemini 3 Flash Preview: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 44.4 | +3.5 | #67 of 296, top 23% |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 38.7 | +8.4 | #29 of 154, top 19% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 75.7 | +4.4 | #56 of 305, top 19% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Gemini 3 Flash Preview. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Gemini 3 Flash Preview
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPT-6 Luna](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-6-luna) | #36 | 53.3 | $0.20 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-gpt-6-luna) |
| [Grok 4.7](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-7) | #37 | 53.1 | $3 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-grok-4-7) |
| [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash) | #38 | 52.8 | $0.26 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-gemini-3-flash-preview) |
| [GPT-5.2 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-2-pro) | #39 | 52.3 | $57.75 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-gpt-5-2-pro) |
| [GLM-5.3-Flash](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-3-flash) | #41 | 51.8 | $0.24 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-glm-5-3-flash) |
| [Qwen3.7 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-max) | #42 | 51.5 | $3.75 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-qwen3-7-max) |
| [Qwen3.6 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-max-preview) | #43 | 51.5 | $2.92 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview) |
| [GLM-5.2](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5-2) | #44 | 51.1 | $2.15 | 23 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-glm-5-2) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [SWE-bench Verified](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/swe-bench-verified) | 75.4% | #13 of 32, top 41% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-02-18 |
| [SWE-bench Verified (bash only)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/swe-bench-bash-only) | 75.8% | #2 of 39, top 6% | high | [SWE-bench](https://www.swebench.com/) | 2026-02-17 |
| [LMArena WebDev](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-webdev) | 1385 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/webdev) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena WebDev](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-webdev) | 1439 | #59 of 113, top 53% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/webdev) | 2026-10-08 |
| [SWE-bench Multilingual](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/swe-bench-multilingual) | 72.7% | Best of 13 |  | [SWE-bench](https://www.swebench.com/) | 2026-02-13 |
| [GSO](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gso-bench) | 9.8% | #17 of 31, top 55% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [WeirdML](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/weirdml) | 61.6% | #27 of 119, top 23% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1460 | #71 of 294, top 25% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1436 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [ALE-Bench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/ale-bench) | 1,367 | #20 of 105, top 20% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Agentic & Tool Use

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Agentic & Tool Use benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Terminal-Bench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/terminal-bench) | 64.3% | #10 of 41, top 25% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [τ²-bench Airline](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/tau2-airline) | 82.5% | #3 of 7, top 43% | high | [τ²-bench](https://taubench.com/) | 2026-03-02 |
| [τ²-bench Banking](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/tau2-banking) | 27.3% | #15 of 26, top 58% | high | [τ²-bench](https://taubench.com/) | 2026-03-02 |
| [τ²-bench Retail](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/tau2-retail) | 76.8% | #4 of 7, top 58% | high | [τ²-bench](https://taubench.com/) | 2026-03-02 |
| [τ²-bench Telecom](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/tau2-telecom) | 91.2% | #3 of 7, top 43% | high | [τ²-bench](https://taubench.com/) | 2026-03-02 |
| [DeepResearch Bench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/deepresearch-bench) | 47.9% |  | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [DeepResearch Bench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/deepresearch-bench) | 49.8% | #7 of 24, top 30% | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [DeepResearch Bench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/deepresearch-bench) | 49% |  | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [BALROG](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/balrog) | 48.1% | #7 of 35, top 20% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [GDP.pdf](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gdp-pdf) | 10% | #34 of 36, top 95% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [GDP.pdf](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gdp-pdf) | 10% |  | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Search](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-search) | 1198 | #15 of 32, top 47% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/search) | 2026-08-24 |
| [Vending-Bench 2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/vending-bench-2) | 3,635 | #39 of 60, top 65% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Reasoning

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 33.6% | #39 of 83, top 47% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [SimpleBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/simplebench) | 61.1% | #22 of 77, top 29% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [NYT Connections (extended)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/nyt-connections) | 83.1% | #32 of 91, top 36% |  | [Lech Mazur benchmarks](https://github.com/lechmazur/nyt-connections) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 84.7% | #36 of 83, top 44% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 38% |  |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-17 |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 40% | #19 of 129, top 15% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1438 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1465 | #41 of 297, top 14% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [Mystery Game Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mystery-game-puzzles) | 20% |  | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-05 |
| [Mystery Game Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mystery-game-puzzles) | 26% | #31 of 74, top 42% | low | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-05 |
| [Mystery Game Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mystery-game-puzzles) | 25% |  | minimal | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-05 |
| [DTBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/dtbench) | 89.1% | #44 of 151, top 30% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMCA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/lmca) | 43.1% | #40 of 125, top 32% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Epoch Capabilities Index](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/epoch-capabilities-index) | 151.8 | #47 of 213, top 23% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/eci) | 2025-12-17 |
| [ForecastBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/forecastbench) | 58.5 | #47 of 72, top 66% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Math

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath) | 51.2% | #46 of 81, top 57% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-06-11 |
| [FrontierMath Tier 4](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath-tier-4) | 17.1% | #44 of 63, top 70% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-06-11 |
| [MathArena Final-Answer Competitions](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/matharena) | 67.6% | #15 of 29, top 52% |  | [MathArena](https://matharena.ai/) |  |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 92.8% |  |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-17 |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 95.6% | #33 of 173, top 20% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [ProofBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/proofbench) | 15% | #57 of 77, top 75% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1448 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1473 | #37 of 285, top 13% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath-2025-02) | 35.6% | #14 of 68, top 21% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-17 |
| [FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath-tier-4-v1) | 4.2% | #33 of 55, top 60% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-17 |

### Knowledge

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 83.2% |  |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-12-17 |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 89.4% | #43 of 186, top 24% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [SimpleQA Verified](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/simpleqa-verified) | 66.8% | #10 of 77, top 13% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| [Vectara Hallucination Rate](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/vectara-hallucination) (lower is better) | 13.5% | #81 of 96, top 85% |  | [Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard](https://github.com/vectara/hallucination-leaderboard) |  |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1419 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1462 | #59 of 273, top 22% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multimodal

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Multimodal benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Vision](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-vision) | 1285 | #25 of 122, top 21% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/vision) | 2026-10-09 |
| [LMArena Vision](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-vision) | 1266 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/vision) | 2026-10-09 |
| [GeoBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/geobench) | 88% | Best of 25 |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [VPCT](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/vpct) | 72.6% | #3 of 24, top 13% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Blueprint-Bench 2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/blueprint-bench-2) | 0% | #28 of 31, top 91% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Document](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-document) | 1413 | #35 of 38, top 93% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/document) | 2026-09-13 |

### Multilingual

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1458 | #27 of 297, top 10% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1438 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1477 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1511 | #36 of 285, top 13% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1477 | #28 of 223, top 13% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1445 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1497 | #9 of 231, top 4% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1466 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1489 | #10 of 211, top 5% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1424 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1417 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1443 | #23 of 213, top 11% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1480 | #22 of 283, top 8% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1454 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1469 | #26 of 226, top 12% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1427 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1415 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1437 | #52 of 298, top 18% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1429 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1452 | #50 of 291, top 18% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1442 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1466 | #30 of 297, top 11% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1457 | #21 of 295, top 8% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1435 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1471 | #29 of 295, top 10% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1455 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## API pricing by provider

Gemini 3 Flash Preview API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [google](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models) | $0.50 | $3 | $0.05 | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/google/gemini-3-flash-preview) | $0.50 | $3 | $0.05 | 2026-10-10 |
| [vertex](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/models) | $0.50 | $3 | $0.05 | 2026-10-10 |

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## Compare Gemini 3 Flash Preview

-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs GPT-5.2 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-gpt-5-2-pro)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs GLM-5.3-Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-glm-5-3-flash)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-gemini-3-flash-preview)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.7 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-qwen3-7-max)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Grok 4.7](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-grok-4-7)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-gemini-3-flash-preview)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-kimi-k3)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-grok-4-6)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-glm-5-3)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-flash-preview-vs-muse-spark-1-3)
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-gemini-3-flash-preview)

## Other Google models

-   [Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-8-flash)61.8
-   [Gemini 3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-7-flash)59.8
-   [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-1-pro-preview)56.7
-   [Gemini 4 Argon](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-4-argon)56.5
-   [Gemini 3 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-pro)54.8
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash)54.2
-   [Gemini 3.6 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-6-flash)54.1
-   [Gemini 2.5 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-2-5-pro)45.0

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Gemini 3 Flash Preview?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview by Google ranks 40th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 52.3. Its strongest category is multimodal, where it ranks 16th. API pricing starts at $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens, with a 1.05M-token context window.

### How much does Gemini 3 Flash Preview cost?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens on Google's own API, with cached input at $0.05.

### What is Gemini 3 Flash Preview's context window?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview accepts up to 1.05M tokens of input and can write up to 66K tokens in one response.

### Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview open source?

No. Gemini 3 Flash Preview is proprietary and available only through Google's API and partner platforms.

### What are Gemini 3 Flash Preview's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Gemini 3 Flash Preview places best in multilingual, knowledge, reasoning and lowest in long context, agentic & tool use, instruction following.

### What is Gemini 3 Flash Preview best at?

Its best category is multimodal, where it ranks 16th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Gemini 3 Flash Preview benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-flash-preview

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