What is Gemini 3.0?
Gemini 3 is Google's third-generation AI model family, introduced in late 2025. The flagship Gemini 3 Pro features a 1 million token context window, always-on reasoning (thinking by default), and strong multimodal capabilities across text, code, images, audio, and video. As of May 2026, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has succeeded Gemini 3 Pro as Google's current frontier model, with Gemini 3 Pro shut down on March 9, 2026.
Gemini 3 Pro Performance
Gemini 3 Pro was Google's strongest general-purpose model at launch, designed to compete with GPT-5 and Claude Opus 4.5. Its reasoning-by-default architecture meant it approached every complex prompt with extended chain-of-thought processing, similar to OpenAI's o-series models. This made it particularly strong on scientific reasoning, advanced mathematics, and complex coding tasks.
Gemini 3 Flash offered a faster, more affordable option at $0.50/$3.00 per million tokens, with a 200,000 token context window and toggleable reasoning. For most production workloads, Gemini 3 Flash delivered the best price-performance ratio in Google's lineup during its availability period.
Gemini 3.0 Pricing
Gemini 3 Pro was priced at $2.00/$12.00 per million tokens for contexts under 200K tokens, with the price doubling for longer contexts. Gemini 3 Flash ran at $0.50/$3.00 per million tokens. Note that Gemini 3 Pro Preview was deprecated on March 9, 2026. The current Google flagship is Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview at $2.00/$12.00 per million tokens (standard context).
Gemini 3 vs GPT-5 vs Claude
Gemini 3 Pro's native Google integration remained its strongest differentiator. Via Vertex AI and the Gemini API, it could call Google Search, access Google Workspace data, and process YouTube videos — capabilities no other frontier model matched natively. For teams already using Google Cloud or Workspace, this integration removes significant engineering overhead.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gemini 3 Pro still available?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview was shut down on March 9, 2026. The current recommended model is Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, which replaces it with improved capabilities at similar pricing.
What is Gemini 3 Flash?
Gemini 3 Flash is Google's mid-tier model from the Gemini 3 generation, offering a balance of speed and capability at $0.50/$3.00 per million tokens. It remains available and is recommended for production workloads needing Gemini 3 quality at a lower cost than Pro.