# Google — models, pricing & selection | Y-API

> Google appears on Y-API with four Gemini entries: a Pro Preview flagship and three Flash-tier models from the 3.5, 3.7 and 3.8 generations. All accept text, image, video, file and audio input over a 1,048,576-token window and return text.

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Vendor scope: 4 reviewed models.

Sources reviewed: 2026-10-11. Y-API catalog snapshot: 2026-10-11.

## About this vendor

Vendor-level selection advice by Y-API. The per-model pages linked below carry the model-specific checks; nothing here is a measured comparison.

### Where this vendor fits

Gemini is the widest-modality family in this catalog — every entry lists audio and video input alongside text and images — which puts it at the front of the line for workloads that mix formats rather than staying on text.

### What to watch for

Two of the four Flash entries are deprecated: Google withdrew 3.5 and 3.7 Flash on 2026-10-08 and now routes their requests to 3.6 and 3.8 Flash respectively, so the model string you send may not be what answers. A long modality list also describes the model, not what the gateway forwards, and the Pro entry carries Preview status.

## Models on Y-API

Prices are account-credit snapshots from the Y-API catalog. Each model links to its own guide with a cost estimator and a request example.

| Model | Context window | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/models/google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview) | 1,048,576 | $2.00 | $15.00 |
| [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/models/google/gemini-3.5-flash) | 1,048,576 | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| [Gemini 3.7 Flash](https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/models/google/gemini-3.7-flash) | 1,048,576 | $1.50 | $7.50 |
| [Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/models/google/gemini-3.8-flash) | 1,048,576 | $1.50 | $7.50 |

$1 paid adds $10 of credit; the cash equivalent is credit consumed ÷ 10. These are Y-API prices, not the publisher’s list prices.

## Choosing within the lineup

Start on Gemini 3.8 Flash — it is the current generation and also where calls to the deprecated 3.7 Flash land. Reach for the Pro Preview entry only where Flash demonstrably falls short on reasoning-heavy work, and keep a fallback configured while the Preview label stands.

## Before you choose

### Which Gemini entry should a new integration start with?

Gemini 3.8 Flash, the newest Flash-tier entry. The older 3.5 and 3.7 Flash entries are deprecated and their requests are routed forward, so starting there means running a different model than the one you named.

## Sources & scope

Vendor scope on this site is exactly the reviewed model guides listed above; a vendor page exists only while at least one of its models is reviewed. Claims about architecture or positioning follow the cited pages. We do not publish measured latency, uptime or benchmark scores for any vendor.

- [OpenRouter vendor page](https://openrouter.ai/google)
- [Y-API catalog & prices (JSON)](https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/models.json)

## Links

- HTML version of this page: https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/models/google
- Site index for agents: https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/llms.txt
- Full reference (single file): https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/llms-full.txt
- OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/openapi.json
- Model catalog (JSON, no key needed): https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/models.json
- API base URL: `https://api.y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/v1`
- Contact: support@bestvirtualgoods.com
- Model catalog: https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/models
- Integration guide: https://y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/docs