Gemini 3.6 Flash

google/gemini-3.6-flash-20260721

Google's Gemini 3.6 Flash is a multimodal model that accepts text, image, video, file, and audio inputs and produces text output. It supports tool usage and reasoning and can handle contexts up to 1,048,576 tokens. Pricing is set at 1.5 per million input tokens and 7.5 per million output tokens.

  • tool use
  • structured outputs
  • reasoning

At a glance

providergoogle
releasedJul 9, 2026
context1.0M
input / M$0.75

Specifications

What the API gives you

Context window
1.0M tokens
Max output
66K tokens
Input price
$0.75 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.75 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.075 / 1M tokens
Modalities
text, image, video, file, audio → text
Knowledge cutoff
Released
Jul 9, 2026

Measured evidence

Public benchmark record

Design Arena Coding
1313 Elo2026-07-28
Design Arena Coding
1313 Elo2026-07-27
Design Arena Coding
1313 Elo2026-07-30
Design Arena Coding
1312 Elo2026-07-29
Design Arena Coding
1314 Elo2026-07-31
Design Arena Coding
1315 Elo2026-08-02
Design Arena Coding
1317 Elo2026-08-05
Design Arena Coding
1314 Elo2026-08-01
Design Arena Coding
1318 Elo2026-08-09
Design Arena Coding
1315 Elo2026-08-03
Design Arena Coding
1318 Elo2026-08-04
Design Arena Coding
1316 Elo2026-08-14
Design Arena Coding
1317 Elo2026-08-06
Design Arena Coding
1319 Elo2026-08-10
Design Arena Coding
1318 Elo2026-08-07
Design Arena Coding
1315 Elo2026-08-18
Design Arena Coding
1317 Elo2026-08-08
Design Arena Coding
1319 Elo2026-08-21
Design Arena Coding
1311 Elo2026-08-15
Design Arena Coding
1318 Elo2026-08-11
Design Arena Coding
1318 Elo2026-08-12
Design Arena Coding
1314 Elo2026-08-19
Design Arena Coding
1317 Elo2026-08-13
Design Arena Coding
1318 Elo2026-08-27
Design Arena Coding
1314 Elo2026-08-20
Design Arena Coding
1309 Elo2026-08-16
Design Arena Coding
1313 Elo2026-08-17
Design Arena Coding
1319 Elo2026-08-22
Design Arena Coding
1319 Elo2026-08-23
Design Arena Coding
1317 Elo2026-08-28
Design Arena Coding
1319 Elo2026-08-24
Design Arena Coding
1319 Elo2026-08-25
Design Arena Coding
1319 Elo2026-08-26
Design Arena Coding
1317 Elo2026-08-29
Design Arena Coding
1317 Elo2026-08-30
Design Arena Coding
1317 Elo2026-08-31
Design Arena Coding
1317 Elo2026-09-01
Design Arena Coding
1315 Elo2026-09-02
Design Arena Coding
1313 Elo2026-09-03
Design Arena Coding
1311 Elo2026-09-04
Design Arena UI
1315 Elo2026-07-28
Design Arena UI
1315 Elo2026-07-27
Design Arena UI
1316 Elo2026-07-30
Design Arena UI
1315 Elo2026-07-29
Design Arena UI
1325 Elo2026-07-31
Design Arena UI
1323 Elo2026-08-02
Design Arena UI
1323 Elo2026-08-01
Design Arena UI
1342 Elo2026-08-05
Design Arena UI
1342 Elo2026-08-09
Design Arena UI
1327 Elo2026-08-03
Design Arena UI
1341 Elo2026-08-04
Design Arena UI
1332 Elo2026-08-14
Design Arena UI
1342 Elo2026-08-06
Design Arena UI
1341 Elo2026-08-10
Design Arena UI
1341 Elo2026-08-07
Design Arena UI
1340 Elo2026-08-08
Design Arena UI
1331 Elo2026-08-18
Design Arena UI
1338 Elo2026-08-11
Design Arena UI
1334 Elo2026-08-15
Design Arena UI
1337 Elo2026-08-12
Design Arena UI
1338 Elo2026-08-13
Design Arena UI
1331 Elo2026-08-19
Design Arena UI
1329 Elo2026-08-27
Design Arena UI
1333 Elo2026-08-16
Design Arena UI
1331 Elo2026-08-20
Design Arena UI
1332 Elo2026-08-17
Design Arena UI
1327 Elo2026-08-21
Design Arena UI
1329 Elo2026-08-22
Design Arena UI
1330 Elo2026-08-23
Design Arena UI
1331 Elo2026-08-28
Design Arena UI
1332 Elo2026-08-24
Design Arena UI
1331 Elo2026-08-25
Design Arena UI
1330 Elo2026-08-26
Design Arena UI
1331 Elo2026-08-29
Design Arena UI
1331 Elo2026-08-30
Design Arena UI
1332 Elo2026-08-31
Design Arena UI
1332 Elo2026-09-01
Design Arena UI
1332 Elo2026-09-02
Design Arena UI
1327 Elo2026-09-03
Design Arena UI
1327 Elo2026-09-04
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1252 Elo2026-08-09
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1253 Elo2026-08-14
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1248 Elo2026-08-10
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1245 Elo2026-08-18
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1250 Elo2026-08-11
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1243 Elo2026-08-15
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1252 Elo2026-08-12
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1249 Elo2026-08-13
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1245 Elo2026-08-19
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1231 Elo2026-08-27
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1245 Elo2026-08-20
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1246 Elo2026-08-16
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1248 Elo2026-08-17
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1250 Elo2026-08-21
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1243 Elo2026-08-22
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1242 Elo2026-08-23
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1231 Elo2026-08-28
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1237 Elo2026-08-24
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1236 Elo2026-08-25
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1235 Elo2026-08-26
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1230 Elo2026-08-29
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1227 Elo2026-08-30
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1227 Elo2026-08-31
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1226 Elo2026-09-01
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1226 Elo2026-09-02
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1226 Elo2026-09-03
Design Arena Web-app Agent
1226 Elo2026-09-04
Design Arena Website
1321 Elo2026-07-28
Design Arena Website
1322 Elo2026-07-30
Design Arena Website
1319 Elo2026-07-27
Design Arena Website
1319 Elo2026-07-29
Design Arena Website
1322 Elo2026-07-31
Design Arena Website
1322 Elo2026-08-02
Design Arena Website
1322 Elo2026-08-01
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-05
Design Arena Website
1322 Elo2026-08-03
Design Arena Website
1325 Elo2026-08-09
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-04
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-14
Design Arena Website
1322 Elo2026-08-06
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-07
Design Arena Website
1324 Elo2026-08-10
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-08
Design Arena Website
1317 Elo2026-08-18
Design Arena Website
1325 Elo2026-08-11
Design Arena Website
1314 Elo2026-08-15
Design Arena Website
1325 Elo2026-08-12
Design Arena Website
1325 Elo2026-08-13
Design Arena Website
1317 Elo2026-08-19
Design Arena Website
1314 Elo2026-08-16
Design Arena Website
1317 Elo2026-08-20
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-27
Design Arena Website
1316 Elo2026-08-17
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-21
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-22
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-23
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-24
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-28
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-25
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-26
Design Arena Website
1323 Elo2026-08-29
Design Arena Website
1322 Elo2026-08-30
Design Arena Website
1322 Elo2026-08-31
Design Arena Website
1321 Elo2026-09-01
Design Arena Website
1320 Elo2026-09-02
Design Arena Website
1318 Elo2026-09-03
Design Arena Website
1317 Elo2026-09-04
LiveBench Coding
77.9%2026-06-25
LiveBench Language
83.9%2026-06-25
LiveBench Math
86.4%2026-06-25
LiveBench Reasoning
85.2%2026-06-25
LMArena Agent
-0.62026-07-27
LMArena Agent
-1.62026-07-28
LMArena Agent
-32026-08-03
LMArena Agent
-2.42026-08-13
LMArena Agent
-2.52026-08-12
LMArena Agent
-2.72026-08-06
LMArena Agent
-2.72026-08-11
LMArena Agent
-3.22026-08-24
LMArena Agent
-3.32026-08-27
LMArena Agent
-3.52026-08-31
LMArena Creative Writing
1468 Elo2026-07-21
LMArena Creative Writing
1464 Elo2026-07-27
LMArena Creative Writing
1464 Elo2026-07-30
LMArena Creative Writing
1455 Elo2026-08-02
LMArena Creative Writing
1455 Elo2026-08-03
LMArena Creative Writing
1463 Elo2026-08-06
LMArena Creative Writing
1466 Elo2026-08-12
LMArena Creative Writing
1463 Elo2026-08-21
LMArena Creative Writing
1462 Elo2026-08-27
LMArena Creative Writing
1463 Elo2026-09-01
LMArena Long Query
1482 Elo2026-07-21
LMArena Long Query
1477 Elo2026-07-27
LMArena Long Query
1477 Elo2026-07-30
LMArena Long Query
1474 Elo2026-08-02
LMArena Long Query
1474 Elo2026-08-03
LMArena Long Query
1477 Elo2026-08-06
LMArena Long Query
1476 Elo2026-08-12
LMArena Long Query
1475 Elo2026-08-21
LMArena Long Query
1475 Elo2026-08-27
LMArena Long Query
1476 Elo2026-09-01
LMArena Math
1519 Elo2026-07-21
LMArena Math
1508 Elo2026-07-27
LMArena Math
1508 Elo2026-07-30
LMArena Math
1523 Elo2026-08-02
LMArena Math
1523 Elo2026-08-03
LMArena Math
1523 Elo2026-08-06
LMArena Math
1514 Elo2026-08-12
LMArena Math
1512 Elo2026-08-21
LMArena Math
1508 Elo2026-08-27
LMArena Math
1505 Elo2026-09-01
LMArena Text
1491 Elo2026-07-21
LMArena Text
1484 Elo2026-08-12
LMArena Text
1481 Elo2026-08-21
LMArena Text
1481 Elo2026-08-27
LMArena Text
1480 Elo2026-09-01
LMArena Vision
1301 Elo2026-07-26
LMArena Vision
1301 Elo2026-07-30
LMArena Vision
1290 Elo2026-08-02
LMArena Vision
1295 Elo2026-08-06
LMArena Vision
1285 Elo2026-08-21
LMArena Vision
1285 Elo2026-08-27
LMArena WebDev
1537 Elo2026-07-21
LMArena WebDev
1537 Elo2026-08-12
LMArena WebDev
1537 Elo2026-08-14
LMArena WebDev
1539 Elo2026-08-21
LMArena WebDev
1538 Elo2026-08-30
LMArena WebDev
1538 Elo2026-09-01

LMArena data licensed CC-BY-4.0. Aider (Apache-2.0) and SWE-bench (MIT) are open. Design Arena uses blind human preference.

Task evidence

How broad is the support?

Each status is exact to this model version and the selected task. Official release claims remain provisional.

  • Best LLM for Competition MathEstablished evidence

    100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Business WritingEstablished evidence

    100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Marketing CopyEstablished evidence

    100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Chat & RoleplayEstablished evidence

    100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Creative WritingEstablished evidence

    100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Frontend & UIEstablished evidence

    100% of intended weighted task evidence across 3 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for WritingEstablished evidence

    100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Math & ReasoningEstablished evidence

    100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 100% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Code CompletionEstablished evidence

    81% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 67% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 65% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Fast SummariesEstablished evidence

    64% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best Value LLMEstablished evidence

    64% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for CodingProvisional evidence

    58% of intended weighted task evidence across 3 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or SWE-bench Verified. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results. Official release evidence is also tracked provisionally.

  • 55% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from WMT translation. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 55% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from WMT translation. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for TranslationProvisional evidence

    55% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from WMT translation. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best Cheap LLM for High VolumeProvisional evidence

    50% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Cheapest Capable LLMProvisional evidence

    50% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Route reliability. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best Local LLM for CodingProvisional evidence

    50% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or SWE-rebench. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Agentic CodingProvisional evidence

    46% of intended weighted task evidence across 3 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Frontier-Bench or SWE-rebench. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 40% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or SWE-bench Verified. 6 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results. Official release evidence is also tracked provisionally.

  • 40% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LMArena Document. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for SummarizationProvisional evidence

    40% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LMArena Document. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 39% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or Structured-output eval. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 39% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or Structured-output eval. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Hermes AgentProvisional evidence

    33% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or SWE-rebench. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for OpenHandsProvisional evidence

    33% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or SWE-rebench. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for GooseProvisional evidence

    33% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or SWE-rebench. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for OpenClawProvisional evidence

    33% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or SWE-rebench. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 31% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Route reliability or Structured-output eval. 2 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for AI AgentsProvisional evidence

    27% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or OSWorld Verified. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results. Official release evidence is also tracked provisionally.

  • 25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Search. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results. Official release evidence is also tracked provisionally.

  • Best LLM for Autonomous AgentsProvisional evidence

    25% of intended weighted task evidence across 2 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Frontier-Bench or OSWorld Verified. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • Best LLM for Massive ContextProvisional evidence

    25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LongBench v2. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or OSWorld Verified. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results. Official release evidence is also tracked provisionally.

  • Best LLM for OCR & DocumentsProvisional evidence

    25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results. Official release evidence is also tracked provisionally.

  • Best LLM for Charts & DiagramsProvisional evidence

    25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results. Official release evidence is also tracked provisionally.

  • Best LLM for Document ParsingProvisional evidence

    25% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or Structured-output eval. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

  • 18% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LMArena Document. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results. Official release evidence is also tracked provisionally.

  • Best LLM for Grounded RAGProvisional evidence

    10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from CRAG or FACTS Grounding. 2 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.

Official release evidence · provisional

What the launch material actually says

Verbatim claims from the model provider. These help on launch day but do not count as independent confirmation.

Recommendation coverage

Where this model appears

  1. #2Best LLM for Fast Summaries
  2. #2Best Cheap LLM for High Volume
  3. #2Best LLM for Creative Writing
  4. #3Best LLM for Writing
  5. #3Best LLM for Marketing Copy
  6. #4Best LLM for Image Understanding
  7. #4Best LLM for a General Assistant
  8. #4Best LLM for Summarization
  9. #4Best LLM for Logic & Problem Solving
  10. #5Best LLM for Math & Reasoning
  11. #6Best LLM for Vision & Documents
  12. #6Best LLM for Competition Math
  13. #7Best LLM for Document Parsing
  14. #8Best LLM for RAG & Long Context
  15. #8Best LLM for Massive Context

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