Compare Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (Google) and Gemini 3.6 Flash (Google) by price, context, capabilities, and latency.
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Compare price, provider, context, capabilities, latency, and source basis.
| Model | Provider | Input | Output | Context | Capabilities | Best for | Latency | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewgoogle/gemini-3.1-pro-preview | Starting at $2 / 1M tokens | $12 / 1M tokens | 1M | StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision | image understanding, multimodal chat | 0-0ms | Catalog | Platform curated | |
| Gemini 3.6 Flashgoogle/gemini-3.6-flash | $1.50 / 1M tokens | $7.50 / 1M tokens | 1M | StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision | image understanding, multimodal chat | 1444-1646ms | Catalog | Platform curated |
FAQ
Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper ($1.50 / 1M tokens input / $7.50 / 1M tokens output) vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview ($2 / 1M tokens input / $12 / 1M tokens output). Actual cost depends on your input/output token mix — estimate it with the pricing calculator.
Both offer the same context window: 1M tokens.
Both target Vision. Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash to optimize cost, or Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview for the longer context window. Test both on real prompts before committing production traffic.