The Price Held. The Bill Rose.

Gemini 3.8 Flash held the headline price, uses more tokens per task, and doubles its rate on January 1

The short version

Measure output tokens per task before you switch, not price per million. Gemini 3.8 Flash held the introductory $0.75/$3.75 and cost about 40 percent more on one independent benchmark suite. That introductory rate expires December 31: from January 1 it is $1.50/$7.50.

Price is per token. Your bill is per task.

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