Usage Level	Daily Tokens	Daily	Monthly	Yearly
Light~50 requests/day	100K in / 20K out	$0.17	$4.95	$60
Medium~200 requests/day	500K in / 100K out	$0.82	$24.75	$301
Heavy~1K requests/day	2,000K in / 500K out	$3.75	$112.50	$1369
Enterprise~5K requests/day	10,000K in / 2,000K out	$16.50	$495.00	$6023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking API cost per million tokens?▼

Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking costs $0.75 per million input tokens and $4.5 per million output tokens as of 2026. These are the standard API rates from Google.

What is the Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking context window?▼

Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking supports a 131.072K context window (131,072 tokens), which means you can process up to 131.072K tokens in a single API call.

How much does Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking cost per month?▼

At medium usage (~200 requests/day with 500K input and 100K output tokens/day), Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking costs approximately $24.75/month. Light usage runs about $4.95/month, and heavy usage (~1K requests/day) around $112.50/month.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking?▼

Yes — Claude 3.5 Haiku by Anthropic is a cheaper option at $0.8/M input tokens vs $0.75/M for Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking. Other budget alternatives include models in the efficient tier.

Is Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking good for ai chatbot?▼

Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking is a reasoning model with support for text, vision, audio. For ai chatbot, it offers 131.072K context and costs $0.75/M input tokens — a budget-friendly choice for this use case.