Model pricing
Gemini 3.8 Flash pricing
Gemini 3.8 Flash by Google costs $0.75 per 1M input tokens and $3.75 per 1M output tokens (cached input $0.1875, batch input $0.375) as of 2026-10-04. A 1,000-input/500-output request costs $0.002625. The lowest-cost alternative with at least this context window and the same recorded reasoning category is Llama 4 Scout at $0.1/$0.25; capability equivalence is not guaranteed.
Notes
Fast multimodal workhorse with 1M context
Key pricing facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.75 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $3.75 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.1875 |
| Batch input / output / 1M | $0.375 / $1.875 |
| Context window | 1,048,576 |
| Provider | |
| Last verified | 2026-10-04 |
| Snapshot updated | 2026-10-04 |
Last updated: · Source: Google pricing · Methodology
Frequently asked questions
What does Gemini 3.8 Flash cost per million tokens?
Input costs $0.75 and output costs $3.75 per million tokens. The 1,000-input/500-output example costs $0.002625, before discounts, taxes, hidden reasoning tokens or context-tier surcharges.
Does Gemini 3.8 Flash have cached or batch pricing?
Cached input: $0.1875 per million tokens under the existing provider cache rules. Batch: $0.375 input and $1.875 output per million tokens. Eligibility and cache-write charges depend on the provider; these discounts are not automatically stacked.
What is a cheaper alternative to Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Llama 4 Scout costs $0.1 input and $0.25 output per million tokens. This comparison matches context capacity and reasoning category, not benchmark quality. Test your workload before replacing a model.
How often are these prices verified?
The live pricing table synchronizes stored model records daily; public file snapshots update when the site is rebuilt. Synchronization is not independent provider verification. Snapshot updated 2026-10-04. The recorded model verification date is 2026-10-04.