Model comparison
GPT-5.6 Sol vs Gemini 3.6 Flash
Compare GPT-5.6 Sol vs Gemini 3.6 Flash API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
GPT-5.6 Sol
openai · gpt-5.6-sol
- Input
- $5
- Output
- $30
- Context
- 1.1M
Gemini 3.6 Flash
gemini · gemini-3.6-flash
- Input
- $1.5
- Output
- $7.5
- Context
- 1M
Quick take
Gemini 3.6 Flash has the lower input price at $1.5 per 1M input tokens. Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper for the example blended workload below. GPT-5.6 Sol has the larger context window at 1.1M tokens.
Choose GPT-5.6 Sol if...
- GPT-5.6 Sol is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
- GPT-5.6 Sol gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Choose Gemini 3.6 Flash if...
- Gemini 3.6 Flash is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | GPT-5.6 Sol | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $11.00 | $3.00 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
| 10M input + 2M output | $110.00 | $30.00 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
| 100M input + 20M output | $1,100.00 | $300.00 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
Context, output, and capability fit
GPT-5.6 Sol provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- GPT-5.6 Sol max output
- 128K
- Gemini 3.6 Flash max output
- 65.5K
- GPT-5.6 Sol features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
- Gemini 3.6 Flash features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
Risk notes for GPT-5.6 Sol
- High output price: cap max tokens for verbose generation workloads.
Risk notes for Gemini 3.6 Flash
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Routing tags
frontierpremiumreasoningcodingagentslong-contextmultimodalcache-friendlyragfaststablebudget