THE TICKER · HEAD-TO-HEAD · CHECKED DAILY · LAST CHANGE 2026-09-06
GEMINI 3.7 FLASH VS GEMINI 3.8 FLASH
Google vs Google, in USD per million tokens, cross-checked daily against the public pricing dataset. Same jobs, both meters running.
Effectively a tie: for the same job (a 1,000-token prompt with a 3,000-token reply), Gemini 3.7 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash bill within 5% of each other. Pick on quality, latency or taste — price won't settle this one.
SIDE BY SIDE
| Gemini 3.7 Flash → | Gemini 3.8 Flash → | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | ||
| Input / MTok | $0.750 | $0.750 |
| Output / MTok | $3.75 | $3.75 |
| Output multiple | 5.0x | 5.0x |
| 1K prompt + 3K reply | $0.01 | $0.01 |
SAME JOB, BOTH BILLS
| Scenario | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| A typical prompt | $0.0036 | $0.0036 | — |
| A 20-turn conversation | $0.02 | $0.02 | — |
| Summarizing a 10-page document | $0.02 | $0.02 | — |
| One agent run | $0.05 | $0.05 | — |
| A code review request | $0.02 | $0.02 | — |
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 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.8 Flash and the other 23 models on the board — plus how much of it is waste either way.