The value king of 2026. Gemini 3 Flash is #9 on Arena — beating models that cost 30x more — at just $0.10/M input. Free tier included. 1M token context window. If you're not considering Flash for your next project, you're leaving money on the table.
“Arena #9 at a tenth of a penny per thousand tokens. The best deal in AI.”
Every Indian startup should have Flash in their model routing stack. Perfect for bootstrapped to Series A teams.
Free tier available
Training data policy: Free tier: Yes. Paid API: No
DPDP Act (India): Mumbai data center via Vertex AI. Best option for DPDP compliance.
Data residency: US, EU, Asia (Singapore, Mumbai)
Available. Best India support — Mumbai region via Vertex AI. Free tier with Indian card.