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Gemini 1.5 Flash vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 1.5 Flash wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Gemini 3 Pro Preview wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Context Window
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Speed
N/A

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 1.5 FlashGemini 3 Pro Preview
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 1.5 FlashGemini 3 Pro Preview
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorGoogleGoogle
ReleasedUnknownNov 2025

Gemini 1.5 Flash Modalities

Input
Output

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 1.5 Flash has cheaper input pricing at $0.35/M tokens. Gemini 1.5 Flash has cheaper output pricing at $1.05/M tokens.
Gemini 1.5 Flash has a 1,048,576 token context window, while Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window.
Gemini 1.5 Flash supports vision. Gemini 3 Pro Preview supports vision.