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Updated Aug 2026

Dots3-Note PreviewvsGemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)

Dots3-Note Preview is cheaper than Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) at $0/M vs $0.175/M input tokens.

Dots3-Note Preview and Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) compared across 20 shared prompts
SpecDots3-Note PreviewGemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
Input priceFree$0.175/M tokens
Output priceFree$3.5/M tokens
Context window512K tokens1.0M tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)Yes (1 provider)No
ReleasedAug 2026Apr 2025
Our Verdict
Dots3-Note Preview
Dots3-Note Preview
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Dots3-Note Preview
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
Input
$0.17
Output
$3.50
Where to run it

1 host

Dots3-Note Preview1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
AAtlasCloudfp8$0 in·$0 out·512k·100% up
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
64%

Dots3-Note Preview uses 54.5x more headings

Dots3-Note Preview
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
51%Vocabulary53%
17wSentence Length14w
0.60Hedging0.38
4.0Bold4.4
2.9Lists4.1
0.00Emoji0.00
0.55Headings0.00
0.21Transitions0.24
Based on 26 + 7 text responses
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