Gemini 3.5 Flash
We recommend using Gemini 3.8 Flash. It's Google's latest speed-tier model with lower input and output prices.
Gemini 3.5 Flash is Google's previous speed-tier Flash model. At $1.50 per million input tokens and $9.00 per million output tokens, it sits between Gemini 3 Flash and Gemini 3.1 Pro on price while bringing reasoning improvements over earlier Flash models.
Strengths
- Reasoning-capable Flash model. Better at multi-step coding tasks than Gemini 3 Flash while staying fast.
- 90% discount on cached input tokens ($0.15/1M). Strong for repeated context like large codebases.
- 1M token context window. Fits substantial portions of a repository in a single request.
Tools
Gemini 3.5 Flash has access to all agent tools when used with Cursor including:
Find files by name, read directory structures, and grep for patterns.
Generate search queries and fetch results from the web.
Read file contents, including images for vision-capable models.
Suggest edits and apply them automatically.
Execute terminal commands and monitor output.
Control a browser to take screenshots, test applications, and verify visual changes. See the Browser documentation.
Generate images from text descriptions or reference images.
Ask clarifying questions while continuing to work in the background.
Retrieve rules based on type and description.
Learn more about how tools work and tool calling fundamentals.
Pricing
Gemini 3.5 Flash is a third-party model, so it isn't part of the usage included with Cursor plans. On The X Subscription it's billed at the rates below from your prepaid credit. On legacy Cursor plans it draws from the Other Models pool. All prices are per million tokens.
| Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.5 | - | $0.15 | $9 |