plaingateway

Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash

google/gemini-3.8-flash
Use this model
Pinned host: Google, no recent checks Every request goes here. On an error we fail over to Google AI Studio, no recent checks then Google, no recent checks, and the response header X-PG-Host says which one answered.
Our in / out
$0.60 / $3.00
per 1M tokens
OpenRouter
$0.791 / $3.96
list plus 5.5% fee
List price
$0.75 / $3.75
Google
Context
1.05M
max output 66K
You save
24%
against OpenRouter

Promotional price through December 31, 2026.

Hosts

The same model from 6 hosts. We pin one and show you the rest. Our price is 80% of the host's list price.

HostOurs in / out /MCache read /MHost listQuant.LatencyThroughputUptime 1d
Google, no recent checks pinned$0.30 / $1.50$0.03$0.375 / $1.88not stated--94.13%
Google AI Studio, no recent checks $0.60 / $3.00$0.06$0.75 / $3.75not stated--100.00%
Google, no recent checks $0.60 / $3.00$0.06$0.75 / $3.75not stated--94.65%
Google, no recent checks $1.08 / $5.40$0.108$1.35 / $6.75not stated--94.47%
Regional and variant endpoints. Used only when you ask for them.
Google AI Studio, no recent checks flex$0.30 / $1.50$0.03$0.375 / $1.88not stated--100.00%
Google AI Studio, no recent checks priority$1.08 / $5.40$0.108$1.35 / $6.75not stated--93.19%

Prices read 2026-10-15 00:10 UTC from the hosts' published rates. Latency and throughput are medians of our health checks over the last 24 hours; uptime falls back to OpenRouter's last day when we have no checks yet.

Latency, last 24 hours

Median time to first token on the pinned host, per hour.

No health checks recorded for this host in the last 24 hours. The chart fills in as checks run.

Config

Copy the block for your client. Your key starts with sk-pg-v1-.

shell
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://plaingateway.com/api"
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="sk-pg-v1-..."
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=""
export ANTHROPIC_MODEL="google/gemini-3.8-flash"
claude

FAQ

Why is it cheaper than OpenRouter?

We charge 80% of the host's list price and no fee on credits. OpenRouter charges list price plus 5.5% on credits.

Can I choose a different host?

Yes. Use provider.order or provider.only exactly as on OpenRouter. See Docs.