Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Gemini 2.5 Flash
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| Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemini 2.5 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| API model IDs | gemini-3.6-flash | gemini-2.5-flash |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 1,048,576 |
| Lifecycle | active | legacy |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Trains on API data | No | No |
| Zero data retention | on-request | on-request |
| Input per 1M tokens | $0.75 (verified 2026-09-08) | $0.3 (verified 2026-09-08) |