Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Gemini 3.5 Flash
Compare Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Gemini 3.5 Flash, both from Google AI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3.5 Flash
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 3.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Input
$0.50
3.0× cheaper
Output
$3.00
3.0× cheaper
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Input
$1.50
Output
$9.00
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is cheaper on both — 3.0× input, 3.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
52%
Gemini 3 Flash Preview uses 2.7x more hedging
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3.5 Flash
55%Vocabulary59%
18wSentence Length18w
0.42Hedging0.16
7.1Bold4.4
4.5Lists3.0
0.00Emoji0.00
0.84Headings0.89
0.07Transitions0.11
Based on 24 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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