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GEMINI 3.5 FLASH VS GEMINI OMNI FLASH
Google vs Google, in USD per million tokens, verified daily against public list prices. Same jobs, both meters running.
Effectively a tie: for the same job (a 1,000-token prompt with a 3,000-token reply), Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni Flash bill within 5% of each other. Pick on quality, latency or taste — price won't settle this one.
SIDE BY SIDE
| Gemini 3.5 Flash → | Gemini Omni Flash → | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | ||
| Input / MTok | $1.50 | $1.50 |
| Output / MTok | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Output multiple | 6.0x | 6.0x |
| 1K prompt + 3K reply | $0.03 | $0.03 |
SAME JOB, BOTH BILLS
| Scenario | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Gemini Omni Flash | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| A typical prompt | $0.0086 | $0.0086 | — |
| A 20-turn conversation | $0.04 | $0.04 | — |
| Summarizing a 10-page document | $0.04 | $0.04 | — |
| One agent run | $0.11 | $0.11 | — |
| A code review request | $0.04 | $0.04 | — |
Output sizes use the same editorial ratios as the Burn Calculator. Estimates, not invoices — and price is not a benchmark: the cheaper model is only a bargain if it does the job.
SETTLE IT WITH YOUR OWN PROMPT
Paste a real prompt into the Burn Calculator and see what it costs on Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini Omni Flash and the other 13 models on the board — plus how much of it is waste either way.