Gemini 3 Flash Preview is $4.5 cheaper per 1M input tokens (90% lower; 10x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
🔥Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs 🔥GPT-5.5
Pick Gemini 3 Flash Preview for lower cost; pick GPT-5.5 only if the larger context window matters more.
Pricing data updated:
Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Gemini 3 Flash Preview for lower cost; pick GPT-5.5 only if the larger context window matters more.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Gemini 3 Flash Preview is estimated at $2 vs $20 for GPT-5.5, saving $18 (90% lower).
Cost-first pickGemini 3 Flash Preview
Context-first pickGPT-5.5
Sample savings$1890%
10x traffic gap$180
GPT-5.5 has more context, but Gemini 3 Flash Preview saves $18 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $180. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is $27 cheaper per 1M output tokens (90% lower; 10x difference).
GPT-5.5 has 1.42K more context (1x larger).
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is $18 cheaper on the standard workload (90% lower).
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Quick Decision
Gemini 3 Flash Preview has the lower input price; Gemini 3 Flash Preview has the lower output price; GPT-5.5 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Gemini 3 Flash Preview is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $2 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and $20 for GPT-5.5.
Choose Gemini 3 Flash Preview when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.
Choose GPT-5.5 when you care most about larger context window.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Gemini 3 Flash Preview is estimated at $2 vs $20 for GPT-5.5, saving $18 (90% lower).
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview is $18 cheaper on the standard workload (90% lower).
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview is $4.5 cheaper per 1M input tokens (90% lower; 10x difference).
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview is $27 cheaper per 1M output tokens (90% lower; 10x difference).
- GPT-5.5 has 1.42K more context (1x larger).
| Feature | 🔥Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Google) | 🔥GPT-5.5 (OpenAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.5 | $5 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $3 | $30 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $2 | $20 |
| Context Window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Release Date | 2025-12-17 | 2026-04-24 |
| Popularity Rank current rank | #6 | #19 |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Gemini 3 Flash Preview is estimated at $2 vs $20 for GPT-5.5, saving $18 (90% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | GPT-5.5 | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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