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Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 2.5 Flash wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time

Gemini 3 Pro Preview wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Context Window
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Speed
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 2.5 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 2.5 FlashGemini 3 Pro Preview
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorGoogleGoogle
ReleasedJun 2025Nov 2025

Gemini 2.5 Flash Modalities

Input
fileimagetextaudiovideo
Output
text

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 2.5 Flash has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash has cheaper output pricing at $2.50/M tokens.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 46.5, compared to Gemini 2.5 Flash's score of 17.8.
Gemini 2.5 Flash has a 1,048,576 token context window, while Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window.
Gemini 2.5 Flash supports vision. Gemini 3 Pro Preview supports vision.