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Updated Jul 2026

Gemini 3.6 FlashvsGPT-4

Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper than GPT-4 at $1.5/M vs $30/M input tokens.

Gemini 3.6 Flash and GPT-4 compared across 26 shared prompts
SpecGemini 3.6 FlashGPT-4
Input price$1.5/M tokens$30/M tokens
Output price$7.5/M tokens$60/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens8K tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedJul 2026May 2023
Our Verdict
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash
GPT-4
GPT-4

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

Gemini 3.6 Flash costs 8.0x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 3.6 Flash
Input
$1.50
20× cheaper
Output
$7.50
8.0× cheaper
GPT-4
Input
$30.00
Output
$60.00

Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper on both: 20× input, 8.0× output.

Where to run it

4 hosts, cheapest first

Gemini 3.6 Flash2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.38 in·$1.88 out·1M·87.5% upGoogle AI Studio$0.75 in·$3.75 out·1M·99.9% up
GPT-42 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$30.00 in·$60.00 out·8k·100% upOpenAI$30.00 in·$60.00 out·8k·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
49%

Gemini 3.6 Flash uses 4.2x more emoji

Gemini 3.6 Flash
GPT-4
60%Vocabulary59%
19wSentence Length18w
0.13Hedging1.10
5.4Bold0.8
2.7Lists2.5
0.04Emoji0.00
0.99Headings0.00
0.07Transitions0.45
Based on 27 + 15 text responses
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