gemini-3-pro pricing
gemini-3-pro costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $8.00 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $26.00. The cheapest comparable alternative is claude-haiku-4.5 at $2.50 per 1M output tokens.
gemini-3-pro is priced at $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $8.00 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 150 ms to first token and about 120 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $1.00 · Output $8.00 · Output/input ratio 8.0x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $9.00
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $26.00
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $260.00
Cheaper alternatives to gemini-3-pro
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- mistral-large-4 — $6.00/1M output (25% cheaper)
- gpt-5-mini — $3.20/1M output (60% cheaper)
- amazon-nova-pro — $3.20/1M output (60% cheaper)
- claude-haiku-4.5 — $2.50/1M output (69% cheaper)
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Frequently asked questions
How much does gemini-3-pro cost per million tokens?
$1.00 per 1M input tokens and $8.00 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does gemini-3-pro cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, gemini-3-pro costs about $26.00. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $260.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to gemini-3-pro?
Yes. mistral-large-4 at $6.00/1M output, gpt-5-mini at $3.20/1M output, amazon-nova-pro at $3.20/1M output, claude-haiku-4.5 at $2.50/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is gemini-3-pro?
Roughly 150 ms to first token and about 120 output tokens per second.