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Gemini models (Google)
Verified Oct 17, 2026 Review by Nov 16, 2026 4 sources
Short answer
Gemini is Google's model family, available through the Gemini app, Google Workspace and the Gemini API. Google's current flagship reasoning model is Gemini 4 Argon, with a 1M-token context window. The Flash line covers fast everyday and agentic work. Sister models handle images (Nano Banana), video (Veo), music (Lyria) and embeddings.
What it is
Gemini is Google’s family of models, which covers more media types than most. Text and reasoning models (Argon, the Flash line) sit alongside image, video, music, speech and embedding models, all under one API.
How it works
You choose a model endpoint and a version type. Stable IDs don’t change and suit production. Preview IDs can be used in production but may change, with at least two weeks’ notice before deprecation. Latest aliases move to each new release. Experimental IDs are for testing. Agent models such as Deep Research plan and run multi-step research across many sources and return a cited report.
Specs and pricing (checked 2026-10-17). Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts about 1M input tokens and returns up to 65,536. Google’s pricing page lists Gemini 4 Argon at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens through November 30, 2026, doubling from December 1. Gemini 3.8 Flash is $0.75 and $3.75 through December 31, 2026, doubling from January 1, 2027. Budget for the later prices.
Benefits
- One vendor for many media types. Text, images, video, voice and music, so stacks need fewer contracts.
- Workspace fit. Teams already in Gmail, Docs and Sheets get Gemini where the work lives (see the Google Workspace tool page).
- Free tier for testing. The Flash and Flash-Lite models have a free tier, which suits prototypes.
Limits and risks
- Churn. Google’s deprecations page lists shutdown dates for several recent models, including Gemini 2.0 Flash (June 1, 2026) and Gemini 3 Pro Preview (March 9, 2026). Google says listed dates are the earliest possible shutdown. Pin stable IDs and plan migrations.
- Scheduled price rises. Introductory prices on Argon and 3.8 Flash end on fixed dates.
- Preview vs stable. Preview models can carry tighter rate limits. Don’t ship a customer-facing workflow on a preview ID without a fallback.
Checked specs
Snapshot from official sources on Oct 17, 2026. Model lineups and prices change often; this page is re-verified every 30 days.
| Flagship reasoning | Gemini 4 Argon, 1M-token context; not on the free tier [1] |
| Recommended for new projects (Flash line) | Gemini 3.8 Flash or 3.5 Flash-Lite [1] |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash limits | 1,048,576 input tokens / 65,536 output tokens; text, image, video, audio and PDF in [4] |
| Gemini 4 Argon price per 1M tokens, input / output (checked 2026-10-17) | $2 / $10 through November 30, 2026; $4 / $20 from December 1, 2026 [2] |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash price per 1M tokens, input / output (checked 2026-10-17) | $0.75 / $3.75 through December 31, 2026; $1.50 / $7.50 from January 1, 2027; free tier available [2] |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite price per 1M tokens, input / output (checked 2026-10-17) | $0.30 / $2.50; free tier available [2] |
| Search grounding | 5,000 free requests per month shared across Gemini 3 and newer, then $14 per 1,000 [2] |
| Media models | Nano Banana (images), Veo 3.1 (video), Lyria (music) [1] |
| Embeddings | Gemini Embedding 2 (preview), for semantic search and RAG [1] |
| Listed shutdown dates (checked 2026-10-17) | Gemini 2.0 Flash and 2.0 Flash-Lite: June 1, 2026; Gemini 3 Pro Preview: March 9, 2026; Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: May 7, 2027 (replacement: 3.5 Flash-Lite) [3] |
| Version types | stable, preview, latest, experimental [1] |
Best-fit stacks
Business data & reporting
Pull numbers from the systems you already use into one place an agent can analyze and explain.
Marketing content & social
Research, write, design and publish on-brand content, with the agent handling the first draft of everything.
Agent compatibility
| API access | Yes | Official docs ↗ |
| Apps | Gemini app; inside Google Workspace | |
| Tool in this entry | How agents connect |
|---|---|
| Gemini (Google) | Agent platform API/CLIBulk import |
| Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Sheets) | MCPAPI/CLIBulk import |
Levels come from each tool's recorded, sourced compatibility. How the levels work.
Related entries
Sources
- Gemini API models · Googleofficial accessed Oct 17, 2026
- Gemini Developer API pricing · Googleofficial accessed Oct 17, 2026
- Gemini deprecations · Googleofficial accessed Oct 17, 2026
- Gemini 3.8 Flash · Googleofficial accessed Oct 17, 2026
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