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Updated Jul 2026

Gemini 3.6 FlashvsOpenAI o4 Mini High

OpenAI o4 Mini High is cheaper than Gemini 3.6 Flash at $1.1/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.

Gemini 3.6 Flash and OpenAI o4 Mini High compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecGemini 3.6 FlashOpenAI o4 Mini High
Input price$1.5/M tokens$1.1/M tokens
Output price$7.5/M tokens$4.4/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens200K tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedJul 2026Apr 2025
Our Verdict
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash
OpenAI o4 Mini High
OpenAI o4 Mini HighRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3.6 Flash has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Slight edge
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 3.6 Flash
Input
$1.50
Output
$7.50
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Input
$1.10
1.4× cheaper
Output
$4.40
1.7× cheaper

OpenAI o4 Mini High is cheaper on both: 1.4× input, 1.7× output.

Where to run it

3 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
OpenAI o4 Mini High1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$1.10 in·$4.40 out·200k·100% up

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

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
44%

Gemini 3.6 Flash uses 540.8x more bold

Gemini 3.6 Flash
OpenAI o4 Mini High
60%Vocabulary68%
19wSentence Length21w
0.13Hedging0.36
5.4Bold0.0
2.7Lists1.6
0.04Emoji0.02
0.99Headings0.00
0.07Transitions0.03
Based on 27 + 16 text responses
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