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gotnerfed · index of recordfiled · · receipt #gemini-2026-05-19-3-5-flash-tier-added
RECEIPT#GEMI-2026-05-TAcalm
Gemini·General chat + multimodal·scored0nerf/ 100

Gemini 3.5 Flash added to the developer API; Google's migration doc warns it costs more than Gemini 3 Flash

New model SKU added to the Gemini developer API. Gemini 3 Flash Preview remains available at its prior pricing. Google's own migration guide at ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/interactions/whats-new-gemini-3.5 instructs developers to switch to the new model and explicitly notes it is more expensive. Default reasoning effort changed from high to medium. Computer Use feature not supported in 3.5 Flash.

Filed
2026-05-19
Observed
2026-05-19
Response window
UNCONTESTED · DAY 30
Jurisdiction
MIT · public
GEMININERFED0MAY 19, 2026INDEX · OF · RECORD
§ 01THE CHANGEBEFORE → AFTER · GENERAL CHAT + MULTIMODAL
− BEFORE · REMOVED2026-05-19
API offering: Gemini 3 Flash Preview at $0.50 input / $3.00 output per 1M tokens, with Computer Use support and high default reasoning effort.
+ AFTER · CURRENT2026-05-19
API offering: Gemini 3.5 Flash added as the new recommended SKU. Per Google's migration guide it is more expensive. Default reasoning effort dropped from high to medium. Computer Use not supported. Gemini 3 Flash Preview retained at prior pricing.
PREDICTED IMPACT · EST.LOW CONFIDENCE
USER IMPACTSmall subsetof users on edge configurations
12-MO FINANCIAL DAMAGENegligible direct costsoft friction only
CHURN PRESSURE · 30Dsettledvendor reversed course; trust partially restored
Estimate based on the receipt's Nerf Index (0 / 100), the severity flag, and the kind of change (tier added). How we estimate ↗
§ 03VENDOR RESPONSE WINDOWCLOSED · UNCONTESTED
Gemini · response window UNCONTESTEDUNCONTESTED
FILED2026-05-19
MARKED UNCONTESTED2026-06-18
NOW · DAY 41

Gemini did not respond inside the 30-day window. This receipt now reads as uncontested in the public record.

§ 04EVIDENCE TRAIL2 SOURCES
CONTEXT · NARRATIVEfiled by gotnerfed · 2026-05-19

Additive change on the API surface — companion to the consumer-side model-swap receipt.

Additive change on the API surface — companion to the consumer-side model-swap receipt. Not a nerf in isolation because the old SKU is still available. WATCH LIST entry: if Google deprecates Gemini 3 Flash Preview within 60-90 days, this receipt converts to a forced migration at severity major. As of receipt time, the official Gemini API pricing page at ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing does not list Gemini 3.5 Flash — Google's developer migration guide is the only first-party source confirming the more-expensive language. Third-party sources report the figure at $1.50/$9.00 per 1M input/output tokens but the receipt does not treat that as primary-source-confirmed until Google's pricing page is updated.

DETECTED2026-05-19KINDTIER ADDEDSEVERITYINFOSOURCES2VENDOR REPLYNONE
§ 05NEXT STEP · ESCAPE POD4 RANKED ALTS
◆ FREE / OPEN-SOURCE ALTERNATIVES4 ranked replacements for Gemini.avg score 90 / 100
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Easiest way to run a local LLM. Pair with Open WebUI for full ChatGPT replacement.

Open WebUIFREE / OSS
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The default ChatGPT-replacement self-host. Massive ecosystem.

MIT

Permissive (MIT) open-weight model targeting ChatGPT/Claude-class chat and agentic coding without API lock-in - the strongest open option for a self-hosted stack.

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Drop-in open-weight replacement for the OpenAI/Anthropic chat APIs. Flash is the locally-runnable variant; serve it behind Open WebUI.

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