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Gemini API Pricing Increase
Alphabet Inc. · 2026-11-06 · Importance 59 · Surprise 82 · In source text
Google’s pricing page schedules price increases for Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash, effective January 1, 2027. Across the paid Standard, Batch, Flex, and Priority tiers, listed input, output, and context-caching rates double from the rates in effect through December 31, 2026. Standard input pricing rises from $0.75 to $1.50 per million tokens, while output pricing rises from $3.75 to $7.50 per million tokens.
Key facts
- For Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash, Standard input pricing rises from $0.75 to $1.50 and output pricing from $3.75 to $7.50 per million tokens on January 1, 2027. source
- For Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash, Batch and Flex input pricing rises from $0.375 to $0.75 and output pricing from $1.875 to $3.75 per million tokens on January 1, 2027. source
- For Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash, Priority input pricing rises from $1.35 to $2.70 and output pricing from $6.75 to $13.50 on January 1, 2027. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| revenue | positive | committed | — | For Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash, Standard input pricing rises from $0.75 to $1.50 and output pricing from $3.75 to $7.50 per… |
| revenue | positive | committed | — | For Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash, Batch and Flex input pricing rises from $0.375 to $0.75 and output pricing from $1.875 to $3.75… |
| revenue | positive | committed | — | For Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash, Priority input pricing rises from $1.35 to $2.70 and output pricing from $6.75 to $13.50 on… |