Sources & verification notes

Gemini 3 Flash Preview

• Exact identifier & access

  Identity and lifecycle apply to this exact identifier and serving surface.

  • Models ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• First availability

  Effective Dec 17, 2025. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  • Gemini deprecations ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Availability status

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  No shutdown announced; recommended replacement gemini-3.6-flash.

  • Gemini deprecations ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Capabilities & limits

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 13, 2026. Re-verification needed.

  • Models ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Input price

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  Derived from the captured rate card's standard token row.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Output price

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  Derived from the captured rate card's standard token row.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Model card

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  • Gemini 3 developer guide ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026
  • gemini-3-flash-preview model page ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026
  • Gemini 3 Flash model card (PDF) ↗Google DeepMind · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026
  • Gemini 3 Pro model card (PDF) ↗Google DeepMind · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Official announcement

  Effective Dec 17, 2025. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  • Gemini 3 Flash: frontier intelligence built for speed ↗Google · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• Full rate card

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  • Gemini Developer API pricing ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026

• License

  Effective date not established; this is an observation. Checked Sep 23, 2026.

  Not verified. These sources establish the identifier, not this missing fact.

  • Models ↗Google AI for Developers · provider-authored · checked Sep 23, 2026