Google · Released Nov 18, 2025Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Preview Gemini flagship for complex reasoning, coding, and rich multimodal prompts.
- Capability
- 153.0ECI · #39 of 148
- Input
- $2.00per 1M tokens
- Output
- $12.00per 1M tokens
- Context
- 1.05M66K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $2.00per million tokens
- Output
- $12.00per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $4.50pricier than 86% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $10.00 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $110.00 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $1,100 |
Median of 2 paid API providers on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
#39 of 148 scored models
The shaded band is Epoch AI’s confidence range (150.6–155.2); the tick marks the median scored model.
Scores from Epoch AI, run independently of Google.
The details
- Lab
- Released
- Nov 18, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- Jan 2025
- Context window
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Max output
- 65,536 tokens
- Inputs
- Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- Always on
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Structured output
- Yes
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Availability
- 3 API providerslisted on models.dev
What Google claims
Published by the lab at launch. Settings vary, so compare these only with care.
| Benchmark | Score | Setting | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-Bench Pro | 43.3 resolve rate | — | Source |
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About Gemini 3 Pro Preview
How much does Gemini 3 Pro Preview cost?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview costs $2.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $4.50 per million tokens, more expensive than 86% of the 360 priced models we track.
What is the context window of Gemini 3 Pro Preview?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens per request and can write up to 65,536 tokens in one response.
How good is Gemini 3 Pro Preview?
Epoch AI gives Gemini 3 Pro Preview a Capabilities Index score of 153.0 (likely range 150.6–155.2), ranking it #39 of 148 models Epoch has scored. Epoch AI benchmark results: GPQA Diamond 92.6%, OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 91.4%, SWE-bench Verified 72.9%.
Is Gemini 3 Pro Preview open source?
No. Gemini 3 Pro Preview is proprietary; you use it through an API or partner platforms.
What inputs does Gemini 3 Pro Preview support?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video and replies in text. It is a reasoning model, supports tool calling and can return structured JSON output.
When was Gemini 3 Pro Preview released?
Google released Gemini 3 Pro Preview on Nov 18, 2025. Its training data runs to Jan 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3 Pro Preview?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are GPT-5.2 (OpenAI, ECI 153.5, $1.75 / $14.00), Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic, ECI 152.3, $3.00 / $15.00), Qwen3.7 Max (Alibaba (Qwen), ECI 153.7, $2.50 / $7.50) and Grok 4.5 (xAI, ECI 154.0, $2.00 / $6.00).