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google/gemini-3-flash-preview pricing
Perplexity charges $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens for google/gemini-3-flash-preview, and $0.05 for cached input. Below: every rate that applies, what common workloads cost, and cheaper options.
- Input
- $0.50/ 1M
- Output
- $3.00/ 1M
- Cached input
- $0.05/ 1M
All rates
| Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | — |
USD per million tokens. Long-context tiers apply when the whole prompt, cached tokens included, passes the threshold.
Work it out
What common workloads cost
| Workload | Per call | Cost per call | Calls a month | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 1,500 input and 400 output tokens | $0.00195 | 100,000 | $195.00 |
| RAG answer, cached context | 2,000 fresh + 4,000 cached input, 500 output | $0.0027 | 100,000 | $270.00 |
| Agent step | 4,000 fresh + 8,000 cached input, 800 output | $0.0048 | 250,000 | $1,200.00 |
| Batch summary | 3,000 input and 300 output tokens via the Batch API | — | 1,000,000 | — |
Planning a mix of models? Simulate a workload with google/gemini-3-flash-preview, alongside anything else you run.
Cheaper options
Current models that cost at least 15% less for a typical chat reply. Cheaper isn't always equivalent: test quality on your own prompts, then use veqen diff to see the impact at your volume.
| Model | Chat reply | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| perplexity/sonar-medium-chat | $0.00162 | 17% |
| perplexity/google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite | $0.00145 | 26% |
| novita/qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507 | $0.00165 | 15% |
| deepinfra/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Ultra-550B-A55B | $0.00163 | 16% |
Price history
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Last verified with price book 2026-10-22. Sources: Perplexity pricing and LiteLLM's MIT-licensed price file. Track every call to this model, per customer or project: install the SDK.