Cheap Gemini 3.6 Flash API
The Flash Gemini tier is all about speed and price — ideal for high-volume work: chat, classification, parsing images and documents by the thousand. Through cheapai it's available via an OpenAI-compatible API from $0.42/1M per 1M tokens. No VPN, pay in ₽, USDT or by card, and it works out of the box with Cursor, Claude Code, Cline and any OpenAI SDK.
| Input / 1M | $0.42 |
| Output / 1M | $2.80 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.04 |
What it's good for
- high-volume chat and classification
- image and document processing
- low-cost agentic pipelines
How to connect Gemini 3.6 Flash
- 1. Register and top up: cheapai.io/register
- 2. Create an API key: cheapai.io/keys
- 3. Point your tool to our API:
Base URL: https://cheapai.io/v1
https://api.cheapai.io/v1 (no CDN)
API key: sk-... (from /keys)
Model: gemini-3.6-flashWorks with Cursor, Claude Code, Cline, Codex and any OpenAI-compatible SDK. Setup guides →
FAQ
How much does Gemini 3.6 Flash cost via cheapai?
$0.42/1M per 1M tokens for input, $2.80/1M for output.
How do I connect Gemini 3.6 Flash?
Point your tool's base URL to https://cheapai.io/v1, create an API key at cheapai.io/keys, and use model "gemini-3.6-flash". It works with Cursor, Claude Code, Cline and any OpenAI-compatible SDK. The same API is also reachable without a CDN at https://api.cheapai.io/v1 — use that one for long requests that stay silent before answering.
Gemini 3.6 Flash API pricing — what exactly am I charged for?
Tokens, nothing else: $0.42 per 1M tokens you send in, $2.80 per 1M the model writes back, and $0.04 per 1M read from prompt cache. No subscription, no per-request fee, and the balance doesn't expire.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash cheaper here than buying it direct?
You pay per token with no subscription and no minimum monthly spend, and the balance never expires.
Do I need a VPN?
No — cheapai works without a VPN and takes ₽, USDT and cards.