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The half grows back on January 1.

“Gemini 3.7 Flash is Google's most intelligent workhorse model yet, with big gains over 3.6 Flash and an introductory price of half the original 3.6 Flash cost per million tokens.”

Google (Gemini models blog), 13 August 2026

Recorded 14 August 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.

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The evidence file for this verdict

6 receipts: 1 support the claim, 2 contradict it, 3 add context. 3 figures on the record, 3 traced to a quoted receipt.

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Each source, the line we quote from it, its date and which way it cuts. Free to read and to cite.

  1. 1Supports the claimblog.google ↗

    with an introductory price of half the original 3.6 Flash cost per million tokens

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  2. 2Contextblog.google ↗

    as seen in FrontierCode 1.1 Main (43.6% vs 34.4%)

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  3. 3Contradicts the claimblog.google ↗

    Introductory pricing expires on December 31, 2026. Starting January 1, 2027, $1.50/1M input tokens and $7.50/1M output tokens will apply.

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  4. 4Contextweb.archive.org ↗

    scores 56 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average

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  5. 5Contextweb.archive.org ↗

    340.1 output tokens per second

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  6. 6Contradicts the claimnews.ycombinator.com ↗

    It's scheduled to double in price on december 31, 2026, but who would anticipate still using this model five months from now?

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