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Updated Sep 2026

Gemini 3.8 Flashvso3 Mini

Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper than o3 Mini at $0.75/M vs $1.1/M input tokens.

Gemini 3.8 Flash and o3 Mini compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecGemini 3.8 Flasho3 Mini
Input price$0.75/M tokens$1.1/M tokens
Output price$3.75/M tokens$4.4/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens64K tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Dec 2024
Our Verdict
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Gemini 3.8 Flash
o3 Mini
o3 MiniRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3.8 Flash has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Slight edge
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 3.8 Flash
Input
$0.75
1.5× cheaper
Output
$3.75
1.2× cheaper
o3 Mini
Input
$1.10
Output
$4.40

Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper on both: 1.5× input, 1.2× output.

Where to run it

3 hosts, cheapest first

Gemini 3.8 Flash2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.38 in·$1.88 out·1M·96.4% upGoogle AI Studio$0.75 in·$3.75 out·1M·99.8% up
o3 Mini1 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
50%
Gemini 3.8 Flash
o3 Mini
63%Vocabulary65%
20wSentence Length18w
0.17Hedging0.84
4.0Bold2.8
2.4Lists1.5
0.01Emoji0.00
0.84Headings0.33
0.06Transitions0.29
Based on 27 + 17 text responses
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